Name Freja Status in active service Beam 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) Length 43 m Displacement 223,200 kg | Commissioned 30 May 2008 Type Large Patrol Craft Launched 29 August 2006 Weight 249.9 tons | |
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Class and type Diana-class patrol vessel | ||
HDMS Freja is a Diana-class large ocean patrol vessel belonging to the Royal Danish Navy.
Freja is the second patrol vessel in Diana-class and is built to patrol in the Danish territorial waters. It is designed by Hauschildt Marine in cooperation with Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization and Faaborg Værft A/S. The ship is named after the Norse fertility goddess Freya. Freja is, like all its sister ships, built in Faaborg yard. The ship was named at a ceremony at Naval Station Korsor by General Jesper Helsø, Defense Chief.
Freja is the fifth ship to bear the name in Danish service:
Functions
The main task performed by Freja are:
References
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