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 &; 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, 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, with the capacity to be transformed from a combat ship with the firepower of a traditional frigate to a hospital ship within a day.

Class overview
Absalon in 2019
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 & 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