HDMS Gribben (P558)

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Gribben.

HDMS Gribben (P558) is a former patrol boat of the Royal Danish Navy. In October 2014 she was sold for spare part to the Portuguese Navy.

HDMS Gribben
History
Denmark
Name	Gribben
Namesake	Vulture in Danish
Builder	Danyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Launched	1992
Commissioned	1 July 1993
Decommissioned	7 October 2010
Identification	Hull number: P558
Fate	Sold to Portugal
Portugal
Acquired	October 2014
Fate	Used for spare parts
General characteristics [1][2][3]
Class & type	Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel
Displacement	400 tonnes (394 long tons)
Length	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2× MTU 16V 396TB94 diesel engines (5,440 hp (4,060 kW) total) 1× General Electric LM500 gas turbine (5,450 hp (4,060 kW)) 3× Rexroth auxiliary engines
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbine)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
Boats & landing craft carried	1x RHIB
Complement	19
Sensors & processing systems	1× Furuno navigation radar 1× Terma Scanter mil surface radar 1× Flexfire fire control radar
Armament	Guns 1× OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun 2× 12.7 mm machine guns Missiles FIM-92 Sea Stinger (in MCM role) 12x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow (in combat role) 8× RGM-84 Harpoon (in combat role) Torpedoes 4× MU90 torpedoes (in combat role)

History

She is the second ship in series 2 of the Flyvefisken class, which is also known as the Standardflex 300 or SF300 class. She was launched in 1992, with the commissioning taking place on 1 July 1993.

In October 2014, Gribben was sold to the Portuguese Navy together with four other ships of the class. She was not commissioned into the navy, but instead used for spare parts.