Agdlek-class cutter

The Agdlek-class cutter is a ship class of cutters built for and operated by the Royal Danish Navy for patrol duty in the waters of Greenland. The cutters were replaced one for one with the much larger Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessel.

Y386 Agdlek
Class overview
Builders: Svendborg Shipyard Ltd.
Operators:  Royal Danish Navy
Succeeded by: Knud Rasmussen class
Built: 1973–1974
In commission: 1974–2017
Completed: 3
Retired: 3
General characteristics
Type: Cutter
Displacement: 330 tons
Speed: 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement: 14
Armament: 12.7 mm automatic weapons

These three ice-strengthened vessels are 330 tons, travel at less than 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph); are manned by a crew of 14; and are armed by 12.7-millimetre (0.50 in) automatic weapons. Normally two vessels will be on station, while the third would be on its way to, returning from, or being serviced in its homeport, back in Denmark.

List of ships

Pennant
number
Name Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
Y386 Agdlek 30 September 1973 12 March 1974 23 April 2008
Y387 Agpa 15 March 1974 14 May 1974 25 March 2009
Y388 Tulugaq 20 October 1978 26 June 1979 1 December 2017


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