HDMS Vædderen (F359)

HDMS Vædderen (F359)

HDMS (Her Danish Majesty's Ship) "Vædderen" (F359) is a "Thetis"-class ocean patrol vessel of the Royal Danish Navy. She is employed to exercise Danish sovereignty in waters around the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Other ships in her class:
* HDMS "Thetis" (F357) (HDMS = Her Danish Majesty's Ship)
* HDMS "Triton" (F358)
* HDMS "Hvidbjørnen" (F360)

"Vædderen" (the Ram) was recently refitted at Karstensens Shipyard A/S in Skagen, Denmark and sailed from Amailiehaven, Copenhagen in August 2006 on the Galathea 3 scientific expedition. Galathea 3 is now complete and "Vædderen" is back in service as an inspection ship.

External links

* [http://www.galathea3.dk/uk/ The official Galathea 3 expeditions homepage.]
* [http://viden.jp.dk/galathea/ Jyllands-Posten´s Galathea 3 site]


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