HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361)

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Iver Huitfeldt.

HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361) is a Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy. The ship is named after Iver Huitfeldt, a 17th-century Danish officer.

HDMS Iver Huitfeldt underway, June 2018
History
Denmark
Name	Iver Huitfeldt
Namesake	Iver Huitfeldt
Builder	Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense
Laid down	2 June 2008
Launched	11 March 2010
Commissioned	21 January 2011
Homeport	Korsør
Identification	MMSI number: 219103000 Callsign: OVVA Pennant number: F361
Motto	En genio, et armis (In genius, and armis)
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Notes	The three ship class have shared characteristics. Main article: Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate § Design

Design

Main article: Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate § Design

The design is shared across the three ship class.

Construction and service history

She was laid down in June 2008 and launched in March 2010 by Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense. She was commissioned in January 2011.

In 2020, the Iver Huitfeldt was attached to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group, which included the guided missile cruisers USS Vella Gulf, USS San Jacinto, and the destroyers USS Stout, USS Truxtun, and USS James E. Williams. They left Norfolk Naval Base on 17 January 2020.^[1] She participated in Operation Agenor in August 2020, to ensure free compliance at sea.^[2]

On 29 January 2024, Iver Huitfeldt departed from Korsør naval base in Denmark for the Red Sea, to assist the US-led coalition in safeguarding commercial traffic against Houthi attacks.^[3]

Gallery

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  HDMS Iver Huitfeldt at Århus, January 2012.
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  HDMS Iver Huitfeldt, June 2012.
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  HDMS Iver Huitfeldt, June 2012.
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  HDMS Iver Huitfeldt at Korsør, May 2015.
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  HDMS Iver Huitfeldt alongside TCG Gediz during BALTOPS 2018.