Absalon-class frigate

	Absalon in 2019
Class overview
Builders	Odense Staalskibsværft
Operators	Royal Danish Navy
Preceded by	Falster class minelayer
Cost	DKK2.5bn (total), (~US$189m/ship) excluding weapon modules
Built	2003–2004
In commission	2005–present
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Frigates (formerly support ships)
Displacement	4,500 tonnes light,; 6,600 tonnes full load;
Length	137 m (449 ft 6 in)
Beam	19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
Draft	6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 8000 M70 diesel engines; Two shafts; 22,300 bhp (16.6 MW);
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × RHIBs, 2 × SB90E LCP
Complement	100, plus aircrew and transients (accommodation for up to 300 in total)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D volume search radar; Terma Scanter 6002 surface search radar; Atlas ASO 94 sonar; 3 × Saab CEROS 200 fire control radars; ES-3701 Tactical Radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	4 × 12-barrelled Terma DL-12T 130 mm decoy launchers; 2 × 6-barrelled Terma DL-6T 130 mm decoy launchers;
Armament	5 × StanFlex modules, typically:; 3 × 12 RIM-162 ESSM SAM in Mk 48Mod3/ Mk 56 VLS; 2 × 8 Harpoon Block II SSM; Fixed weapons:; 1 × 5"/62 Mk 45 mod 4 gun; 2 × Mk32 Mod 14, each with 2 × MU90 torpedoes; 2 × Millennium 35 mm CIWS; 7 × 12.7 mm M/01 LvSa HMG;
Aircraft carried	2 × AW-101 helicopters or 2 MH-60R helicopters
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck and hangars

The Absalon class are frigates of the Royal Danish Navy,^[2]^[3]^[4] commissioned in 2005. The two ships in the class may be described as a hybrid between a frigate and military transport ship with multiple role capabilities,^[5] with the capacity to be transformed from a combat ship with the firepower of a traditional frigate to a hospital ship within a day.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Fleksible Støtteskibe" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Defence. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
^ Royal Danish Navy: Support Ships, ABSALON-class Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "An Overview of Current, On-Going Danish Naval projects -- 2005-2009 Absalon class Command and Support Ship (CSS / Transport Frigate)". Canadian American Strategic Review. May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ "An Overview of Current, On-Going Danish Naval projects 2005-2009 Projekt Patruljeskib – a Patrol Ship or Heavily-Armed Future Frigate". Canadian American Strategic Review. July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ "HDMS Absalon and HDMS Esbern Snare - Royal Danish Navy". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^ Pike, John. "Absalon Class Flexible Support Ship / Command Support Ship". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[RDNspecs-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Fleksible Støtteskibe" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Defence. Retrieved 2013-06-15.

[2] Royal Danish Navy: Support Ships, ABSALON-class Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[CasrDaneAbsolon-3] "An Overview of Current, On-Going Danish Naval projects -- 2005-2009 Absalon class Command and Support Ship (CSS / Transport Frigate)". Canadian American Strategic Review. May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[CasrDaneFrigates-4] "An Overview of Current, On-Going Danish Naval projects 2005-2009 Projekt Patruljeskib – a Patrol Ship or Heavily-Armed Future Frigate". Canadian American Strategic Review. July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[5] "HDMS Absalon and HDMS Esbern Snare - Royal Danish Navy". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[6] Pike, John. "Absalon Class Flexible Support Ship / Command Support Ship". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

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Class overview
Absalon in 2019
Builders	Odense Staalskibsværft
Operators	Royal Danish Navy
Preceded by	Falster class minelayer
Cost	DKK2.5bn (total),^[1] (~US$189m/ship) excluding weapon modules
Built	2003–2004
In commission	2005–present
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Frigates (formerly support ships)
Displacement	4,500 tonnes light,^[1] 6,600 tonnes full load^[1]
Length	137 m (449 ft 6 in)^[1]
Beam	19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)^[1]
Draft	6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)^[1]
Propulsion	2 × MTU 8000 M70 diesel engines Two shafts 22,300 bhp (16.6 MW)^[1]
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)^[1]
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)^[1]
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIBs, 2 × SB90E LCP
Complement	100, plus aircrew and transients (accommodation for up to 300 in total)
Sensors and processing systems	Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D volume search radar Terma Scanter 6002 surface search radar Atlas ASO 94 sonar 3 × Saab CEROS 200 fire control radars ES-3701 Tactical Radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM)
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × 12-barrelled Terma DL-12T 130 mm decoy launchers 2 × 6-barrelled Terma DL-6T 130 mm decoy launchers
Armament	5 × StanFlex modules, typically: 3 × 12 RIM-162 ESSM SAM in Mk 48Mod3/ Mk 56 VLS 2 × 8 Harpoon Block II SSM Fixed weapons: 1 × 5"/62 Mk 45 mod 4 gun 2 × Mk32 Mod 14, each with 2 × MU90 torpedoes 2 × Millennium 35 mm CIWS 7 × 12.7 mm M/01 LvSa HMG
Aircraft carried	2 × AW-101 helicopters^[1] or 2 MH-60R helicopters
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck and hangars