Peter Willemoes - the pride of the Danish Navy in Øresund

The Peter Willemoes, with the Kronborg Castle in the background

The Peter Willemoes, one of three brand new frigates in the Iver Huitfeldt Class, passed Helsingør tonight at about 9 P.M. In its own way this ultra modern ship is very beautiful - at least in my opinion. The 137,6 m long frigate looked very peaceful, when it slowly steered northwards in the glorious Nordic summer evening, but should there be a need for action, it is very well equipped, indeed:

Complement:
101 men, total lodging capacity up to 165 men.

Propulsion:
4 ea MTU 8000 M70 engines at 8,200 kW each
2 ea Propellers
1 ea Bow thruster (15 tons pressure)

Range:
9,000 nautical miles at 15 knots

Armament:
2 ea 76 mm Gun Mk M/85 LvSa
1 ea 35 mm CIWS Mk M/04 LvSa
1 ea Mk. 41 VLS Multi Missile Launcher
16 ea Harpoon SSM (2x8)
3 ea Sea Sparrow SAM VLS Mk. 48 Launcher (3x6)
4 ea Stinger Lv M/93 (2x2)
7 ea 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun M/01 LvSa
4 ea SEAGNAT/SBROC Mk. 36 (4x6)
2 ea Torpedolauncher Mk. 32 Mod. 14 (2x2) for Anti Submarine Torpedoes
MU-90 M/04
2 ea 37 mm Salute Guns

Additional space for:

1 ea Agusta-Westland EH-101 Helicopter
A number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
 
The information above is from the Danish Naval History page here. Wikipedia also has a an article about the Peter Willemoes and its sister ships.

The Peter Willemoes was christened by Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on May 13 2011.

The Danish Navy is still testing the Peter Willemoes, but later on the new frigate will be put to action chasing pirates in the Gulf of Aden area. When in Denmark, the Peter Willemoes will be based in Korsør.

The Danish Navy´s page, with more information and pictures (in Danish) here.