Peder Skram-class frigate

The Peder Skram-class frigate was a class of frigates built for the Royal Danish Navy in the period 1964–1967. Only two vessels in this class were ever constructed, Peder Skram (F352) and Herluf Trolle (F353). The ships were named after Danish admirals Peder Skram and Herluf Trolle

Peder Skram
Class overview
Name	Peder Skram class
Builders	Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Denmark
Operators	Royal Danish Navy
Succeeded by	Niels Juel-class corvette
Built	1964–1967
In commission	1967–1990
Planned	2
Completed	2
Retired	2
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	2,200 long tons (2,200 t) standard 2,720 long tons (2,760 t) full load
Length	112.6 m (369 ft 5 in)
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG 2 x 22,000 shp (16,000 kW) gas turbines (modified Pratt & Whitney JT4) 2 x 2,400 shp (1,800 kW) General Motors diesel engines
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	Initially 207 After Mid-Life Update 180
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: CWS-2, CWS-3, NWS-1, NWS-2, 3 x M-66, 2 x Mk91 (added on refit) Sonar: MS-26
Armament	As built 2 x twin 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns 4 × single 40 mm (1.6 in)/L70 Bofors guns 8 × Depth charges 2 × twin 553 mm (21.8 in) torpedo tubes - Fitted in 1970 After Mid-Life Update 1 × twin 5 in/38 guns 4 × single 40 mm/L70 Bofors guns 2 × twin 21 in torpedo tubes 8 x Harpoon SSM 1 × 8 Sea Sparrow SAM launcher 8 × Depth charges

The ships were modernised in 1976–1978 and fitted with guided missiles. Herluf Trolle suffered a serious engine room fire in 1982 and was repaired by 1983. Both ships were placed in reserve in 1987 and decommissioned in 1990. Peder Skram is preserved and open to the public at the naval station in Copenhagen. Herluf Trolle was scrapped in Belgium in 1995.

References

• Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.
• Nørby, Søren (2006). Fregatterne Peder Skram og Herluf Trolle. Copenhagen: Statens Forsvarshistoriske Museum. ISBN 87-89022-48-3.
• - page from Danish Naval History