Willemoes-class missile boat

The Willemoes-class missile boat was a Royal Danish Navy class of fast missile boats serving from late 1970s until 2000.Flådens historie: Willemoes-klassen Designed by Orlogsværftet, in conjunction with the German yard Lürssen, the Willemoes class could achieve a maximum speed in excess of . Their weapons consisted of one OTO Melara gun and combination of RGM-84 Harpoon missiles and torpedo tubes. When the full assortment of eight Harpoons was carried, two torpedo tubes were carried as well. With Harpoons removed, up to four torpedo tubes could be mounted.PEJČOCH, Ivo; NOVÁK, Zdeněk; HÁJEK, Tomáš. Válečné lodě 6 – Afrika, Blízký východ a část zemí Evropy po roce 1945. Praha : Ares, 1994. . p. 63. Alternatively, it could carry a payload of naval mines.

The guided missile boat is now a museum ship at Holmen.

List of ships Pnt. Name Keel laid Launched Commissioned Named by Decommissioned Callsign P540 18 October 1974 23 December 1974 14 June 1977 Captain S. E. Thiede 15 March 2000 OVFV P541 11 February 1975 18 April 1975 14 June 1977 Rear Admiral H. M. Petersen 15 March 2000 OVFW P542 6 June 1975 3 October 1975 1 February 1978 Captain F. A. H. Kjølsen 15 March 2000 OVFX P543 8 October 1975 16 January 1976 1 February 1978 Vice Admiral S. E. Pontoppidan 1 April 2000 OVFY P544 6 February 1976 19 May 1976 1 February 1978 Vice Admiral A. Helms 1 April 2000 OVFZ P545 3 June 1976 24 September 1976 15 February 1978 Rear Admiral O. Brinck-Lund 1 April 2000 OVEA P546 17 September 1976 9 December 1976 15 February 1978 Mayor of Frederikshavn Villy Christensen 1 October 2000 OVEB P547 22 December 1976 5 May 1977 19 May 1978 Permanent Secretary P. V. Christiansen 31. December 2000 OVEC P548 27 May 1977 26 August 1977 10 August 1978 Minister of Defence Poul Søgaard 1 April 2000 OVED P549 26 July 1974 19 October 1974 20 March 1977 Prince Henrik 1 July 2000 OVEE

References

Flådens historie: Willemoes-klassen PEJČOCH, Ivo; NOVÁK, Zdeněk; HÁJEK, Tomáš. Válečné lodě 6 – Afrika, Blízký východ a část zemí Evropy po roce 1945. Praha : Ares, 1994. . pg. 63.