French navy ship Somme in Öresund

Yesterday the French Navy ship Somme passed by:

"The Somme (A631) is a Durance class command and replenishment ship (French: Bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement, BCR) of the French Navy. In addition to its primary duty as a fleet tanker, the Somme is configured as a flagship." (Wiki)

The Imperial Japanese Navy´s first class cruiser Izumo in 1904

Izomo was a ship in admiral Togo´s squadron in the Russo-Japanese war 1904-1905.

"Izumo (出雲, sometimes transliterated Idzumo) was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships herself, the ship was built in Britain. She often served as a flagship and participated in most of the naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05. The ship was lightly damaged during the Battle off Ulsan and the Battle of Tsushima. Izumo was ordered to protect Japanese citizens and interests in 1913 during the Mexican Revolution and was still there when World War I began in 1914.

She was then tasked to search for German commerce raiders and protect Allied shipping off the western coasts of North and Central America. The ship assisted the armored cruiser Asama in early 1915 when she struck a rock off Baja California. In 1917, Izumo became the flagship of the Japanese squadron deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. After the war, she sailed to Great Britain to take control of some ex-German submarines and then escorted them part of the way back to Japan.

The ship spent most of the 1920s as a training ship for naval cadets and became flagship of the IJN's China forces in 1932 during the First Shanghai Incident. Izumo participated in the Battle of Shanghai five years later and was not damaged, despite repeated aerial attacks. The ship played a minor role in the Pacific War, supporting Japanese forces during Philippines Campaign until she struck a mine. She returned to Japan in 1943 and again became a training ship for naval cadets. Izumo was sunk by American carrier aircraft during the attack on Kure in July 1945. Her wreck was refloated and scrapped in 1947." (Wikipedia)

The Royal Danish Navy´s frigate HDMS Iver Huitfeldt in Öresund

The Royal Danish Navy´s frigate HDMS Iver Huitfeldt F361 passed by this morning:

The Finnish Navy´s minelayer Uusimaa in Öresund

FNS Uusimaa in the Sound today.

The Finnish Navy´s minelayer Uusimaa was today going northwards in Öresund. The ship is on its way to Leith in Scotland. The Hämeenmaa class ship can assume a wide selection of roles, from minelayer and espionage ship to escort and anti-submarine warfare ship. It is also considered "practically perfect for monitoring Russia´s Baltic fleet", according to Wikipedia.

HMS Härnösand in the Sound

The Swedish Royal Navy´s corvette HMS Härnösand was this afternoon on its

way southward in Öresund: