HDMS Lommen

LNS Aukštaitis (P 14) (ex-HDMS Lommen (P559)) is a former patrol boat of the Royal Danish Navy. Since 2010 she is in service with the Lithuanian Navy.

LNS Aukštaitis
History
Denmark
Name	Lommen
Namesake	Loon in Danish
Builder	Danyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Launched	1993
Commissioned	21 January 1994
Decommissioned	29 January 2010
Identification	Hull number: P559
Fate	Sold to Lithuania
Lithuania
Name	Aukštaitis
Namesake	Aukštaitija region
Commissioned	2010
Identification	MMSI number: 277155000 Hull number: P 14
Status	In service
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 to 29
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 tenth ship in the Flyvefisken class, which is also known as the Standardflex 300 or SF300 class. She was launched on 1993, with the commissioning taking place on 21 January 1994.

In 2010, Lommen was sold to the Lithuanian Navy, which renamed her Aukštaitis. After a refit she was commissioned into the navy.