HDMS Knud Rasmussen (P570)

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(PD) Photo: George Degener (USCG)
The Knud Rasmussen participating in Operation Nanook (2010).

The HDMS Knud Rasmussen is the lead vessel of a class of ice protected patrol vessels operated by the Royal Danish Navy.[1][2][3][4] The Knud Rasmussen and her two sister ships normally operate in the waters around Greenland.

The Knud Rasmussen participated in Operation Nanook 2010, in August 2010, in Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait, with Canadian and American vessels..[5]

Specifications

displacement 1729 long tons
length 61 meters
beam 14.6 meters
draft 4.9 meters
propulsion 2 x 272- kilowatt diesels
range 5600 kilometers
speed 17 knots
boats 1 landing craft, 1 rigid hulled inflatable, in heated hangars
complement 18 crew, plus up to 25 passengers
armament

The vessel can mount a variety of weapons using replacable pods, including:

aircraft facilities Aft helicopter deck, no hangar

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