HDMS Triton (F358)

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

HDMS Triton is a Thetis-class frigate belonging to the Royal Danish Navy. It is being used to exercise the Danish sovereignty over the waters around Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

HDMS Triton (F358)
History
Kingdom of Denmark
Name	Triton
Namesake	Triton
Owner	Royal Danish Navy
Builder	Svendborg Shipyard Ltd
Laid down	7 August 1989
Launched	16 March 1990
Commissioned	2 December 1991
Identification	MMSI number: 219523000 Callsign: OUEV
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Thetis-class frigate
Type	Ocean patrol frigates[1][2]
Displacement	3,500 tons, standard
Length	112.3 m (368 ft 5 in)
Beam	14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Height	37.0 m (121 ft 5 in)
Draft	6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Installed power	3 × Detroit Diesel GM 16V 7163-7305 at 460 1 × Detroit Diesel 6L-71N 1063-7005 at 120 kW (EMG)
Propulsion	3 × MAN B&W Diesel 12v28/32A-D at 2940 kW (3990 hk), single shaft 1 × Brunvoll azimuth thruster (800 kW) 1 × electrical Brunvoll bow thruster (600 kW)
Speed	21.8 kn (40.4 km/h)
Range	8,700 nmi (16,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Endurance	60 days
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x 7 m (23 ft) RHIBs
Complement	47-60 depending on role + aircrew etc.
Sensors & processing systems	1 × Terma Scanter Mil 009 navigational radar 1 × Furuno FR-1505 DA surface search radar 1 × Plessey AWS-6 air search radar 1 × SaabTech Vectronics 9LV 200 Mk 3 fire control system 1 × SaabTech CTS-36 hull-mounted sonar Thales TMS 2640 Salmon variable depth sonar FLIR Systems AN/AAQ-22 SAFIRE thermal imager
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 × Thales Defense Ltd Cutlass radar warning receiver 1 × Thales Defense Scorpion radar jammer 2 × Sea Gnat launchers (for chaff and flares)
Armament	1 × 76 mm 62-cal. OTO Melara Super Rapid DP 7 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns 4 × 7.62 mm light machine guns 1 × depth charge rack and MU90 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo for anti-submarine warfare
Aircraft carried	1 x Westland Lynx Mk.90B helicopter. From approx. 2016: MH-60R
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck and hangar
Notes	Int'l Call Sign: OUEV

History

On 19 December 2006, the Triton participated in the rescue operation of the crew of the cargo ship Wilson Muuga after it ran aground south of Sandgerði on the Reykjanes peninsula. During the operation, eight sailors from the Triton went into the sea after their rigid inflatable boat overturned in rough seas. Seven of the men were rescued by Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter TF-LÍF while one died.^[3]