HDMS Niels Juel (F363)

HDMS Niels Juel (F363) is a Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy. The ship is named after Niels Juel, a 17th-century Danish admiral.

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Niels Juel.
HDMS Niels Juel entering Harstad on 22 June 2018
History
Denmark
Name: Niels Juel
Namesake: Niels Juel
Builder: Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense
Laid down: 22 December 2009
Launched: 21 December 2010
Commissioned: 7 November 2011
Homeport: Korsør
Identification:
Motto:
  • Nec Temere, Nec Timide
  • (Neither random nor timidly)
Status: Active
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate
Displacement: 6,645 tonnes (full load)
Length: 138.7 m (455 ft)
Beam: 19.75 m (64.8 ft)
Draft: 5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion:
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 9,300 nautical miles (17,200 km; 10,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[2]
Complement: 165
Crew: 117
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar
  • 1 Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band)
  • 1 Terma SCANTER 6000 surveillance and helicopter guidance radar
  • Atlas ASO 94 hull mounted sonar
  • 2 Saab CEROS 200 fire control radars
  • ES-3701 Tactical Radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 × MH-60R
Aviation facilities: Hanger and helipad

Design
Main article: Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate

The class is built on the experience gained from the Absalon-class support ships, and by reusing the basic hull design of the Absalon class the Royal Danish Navy have been able to construct the Iver Huitfeldt class considerably cheaper than comparable ships.[4]

The frigates are compatible with the Danish Navy's StanFlex modular mission payload system used in the Absalons, and are designed with slots for six modules. Each of the four stanflex positions on the missile deck is able to accommodate either the Mark 141 8-cell Harpoon launcher module, or the 12-cell Mark 56 ESSM VLS.[5] The Peter Willemoes passed the British Flag Officer Sea Training test in 2015.[6]

While the Absalon-class ships are primarily designed for command and support roles, with a large ro-ro deck, the three new Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates will be equipped for an air defence role with Standard Missiles, and the potential to use Tomahawk cruise missiles,[7] a first for the Danish Navy.

The ships were constructed in blocks in Estonia and Lithuania. These blocks were then towed to the Odense Steel Shipyard where they were assembled.[3]

Construction and career

She was laid down on 22 December 2009 and launched on 21 December 2010 by Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense. Commissioned on 7 November 2011.

  • HDMS Niels Juel at Korsør on 16 May 2015.
  • HDMS Niels Juel at Langeliniekaj on 20 January 2018.
  • HDMS Niels Juel at Harstad on 22 June 2018.
  • HDMS Niels Juel underway in Red Sea on 15 April 2019.

See also

References
  1. Muradian, Vago (2016-11-29). "Design Philosophy of Denmark's Iver Huitfeldt-Class Frigates". Defense & Aerospace Report.
  2. "Odense Maritime Technology". nozebra.ipapercms.dk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Nu hedder det fregatter". navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "Skibe til hvad som helst hvor som helst – Danish Newspaper article on the Iver Huitfeldt class of frigates". berlingske.dk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.
  6. "Willemoes i superligaen". Danish Defence. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. "Article in July 2008 issue of Defence Technology International describes new frigates". nxtbook.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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