Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate

	HDMS Niels Juel underway in the Red Sea, April 2019
Class overview
Builders	Odense Staalskibsværft; Baltija Shipbuilding Yard; Loksa Shipyard;
Operators	Royal Danish Navy
Preceded by	Niels Juel-class corvette
Subclasses	Arrowhead 140 frigate (Type 31 frigate)
Cost	US$325 million per ship
Built	2008–2011
In commission	2012–present
Planned	3
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Air defence frigate
Displacement	6,645 t (6,540 long tons) (full load)
Length	138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)
Beam	19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
Draft	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Four MTU 8000 20V M70 diesel engines, 8.2 MW each; Two shafts, CODAD;
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	165
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar; Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band); 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	8 × 6-barrelled Terma Mk 137 130 mm decoy launchers; Seagnat Mark 36 SRBOC;
Armament	32-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launching System for up to 32 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles; 12 × Mk.56 VLS fitting 24 RIM-162 ESSM; 8 × Harpoon Block II SSM ; Either additional 12 Mk.56 VLS (for a total 48 ESSMs) Or additional 8 inclined launchers (for a total of 16 Harpoons) ; 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm mainguns; 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System CIWS; 2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers;
Aircraft carried	1 × MH-60R
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck and hangar

The Iver Huitfeldt class is a three-ship class of air defence frigates that entered service with the Royal Danish Navy in 2012 and 2013.^[8]^[9]^[10]

^ Cavas, Christopher (21 November 2014). "Sleek, modern and built on a budget – Denmark's latest frigate". Intercepts. Defense News. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Hammes, Thomas (6 August 2013). "Getting Our Money's Worth: LCS vs Iver Huitfeldt-Class". War on the Rocks.
^ "Store fregatter på vej". Forsvaret.dk (in Danish). 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.
^ Pryce, Paul (13 November 2013). "The Future of Canada's Navy". RealClearDefense. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Balsved, Johnny (1 February 2008). "Produktionsstart på søværnets nye fregatter". navalhistory.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "The Iver Huifeldt Class: Modular Frigates for an Uncertain Future". Odense Maritime Technology. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ Muradian, Vago (29 November 2016). "Design Philosophy of Denmark's Iver Huitfeldt-Class Frigates". Defense & Aerospace Report.
^ "Danish frigate program" (PDF). Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Nye fregatter". forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2009.
^ "An Overview of Current, On-Going Danish Naval Projects 2005–2009 Projekt Patruljeskib – the Iver Huitfeld class Patrol Ship/Future Frigate". Canadian American Strategic Review. July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Euphemisms for 'frigate' have become the norm in Denmark – the frigate-sized Thetis class OPVs were dubbed Inspektionsskib and Absalon class support ships will never be called Transport Frigates in official use. However, it is hard to see the planned powerful, heavily-armed Patruljeskib as anything other than frigates.

[1] Cavas, Christopher (21 November 2014). "Sleek, modern and built on a budget – Denmark's latest frigate". Intercepts. Defense News. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[2] Hammes, Thomas (6 August 2013). "Getting Our Money's Worth: LCS vs Iver Huitfeldt-Class". War on the Rocks.

[3] "Store fregatter på vej". Forsvaret.dk (in Danish). 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.

[RealClearDefense-4] Pryce, Paul (13 November 2013). "The Future of Canada's Navy". RealClearDefense. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

[navalhistory.dk-5] Balsved, Johnny (1 February 2008). "Produktionsstart på søværnets nye fregatter". navalhistory.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[6] "The Iver Huifeldt Class: Modular Frigates for an Uncertain Future". Odense Maritime Technology. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[7] Muradian, Vago (29 November 2016). "Design Philosophy of Denmark's Iver Huitfeldt-Class Frigates". Defense & Aerospace Report.

[8] "Danish frigate program" (PDF). Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[9] "Nye fregatter". forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2009.

[CasrIverHuitfeld-10] "An Overview of Current, On-Going Danish Naval Projects 2005–2009 Projekt Patruljeskib – the Iver Huitfeld class Patrol Ship/Future Frigate". Canadian American Strategic Review. July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Euphemisms for 'frigate' have become the norm in Denmark – the frigate-sized Thetis class OPVs were dubbed Inspektionsskib and Absalon class support ships will never be called Transport Frigates in official use. However, it is hard to see the planned powerful, heavily-armed Patruljeskib as anything other than frigates.

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Class overview
HDMS Niels Juel underway in the Red Sea, April 2019
Builders	Odense Staalskibsværft Baltija Shipbuilding Yard^[5] Loksa Shipyard^[5]
Operators	Royal Danish Navy^[4]
Preceded by	Niels Juel-class corvette^[3]
Subclasses	Arrowhead 140 frigate (Type 31 frigate)
Cost	US$325 million per ship^[1]^[2]
Built	2008–2011
In commission	2012–present
Planned	3
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Air defence frigate
Displacement	6,645 t (6,540 long tons) (full load)
Length	138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)
Beam	19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
Draft	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Four MTU 8000 20V M70 diesel engines, 8.2 MW each Two shafts, CODAD^[7]
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[6]
Complement	165
Sensors and processing systems	Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band) 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	8 × 6-barrelled Terma Mk 137 130 mm decoy launchers Seagnat Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament	32-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launching System for up to 32 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles^[5] 12 × Mk.56 VLS fitting 24 RIM-162 ESSM 8 × Harpoon Block II SSM Either additional 12 Mk.56 VLS (for a total 48 ESSMs) Or additional 8 inclined launchers (for a total of 16 Harpoons) 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm mainguns 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System CIWS 2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried	1 × MH-60R
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck and hangar