The Royal Norwegian Navy's frigate Helge Ingstad going northwards in the Sound

The Royal Norwegian Navy's Fridtjof Nansen class frigate Helge Ingstad was this morning going northwards in Øresund. The 134 m x 16.8 m ship was commissioned in 2009:

The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates are the main surface combat units of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

The Royal Swedish Navy's sail training ship HMS Falken in Øresund

The Royal Swedish Navy's sail training ship HMS Falken (40 m x 8 m) was tonight going southwards in Øresund on its way to Malmö:

Russian Navy's Vishnya class intelligence ship in Øresund

Early this morning this Russian Navy Vishnya class intelligence ship was going southwards in Øresund. The ship's AIS was switched off, but most likely it was the Feodor Golovnin, which is one of the ships in the Russian Baltic Fleet. The Feodor Golovnin (94.4 m x 14.6 m) entered Soviet service already in the mid 80s, but it is now equipped with modern intelligence technology.

The Royal Danish Navy's frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes in Øresund

The Royal Danish Navy's Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362) was this morning going northwards in Øresund. The 138.7 m x 19.75 m air defense frigate was launched in December 2010 and commissioned in June 2011.

HDMS Peter Willemoes in the Sound this morning. Note the helicopter - a Westland Lynx?

When the British learned to love the "frogs": L'Entente Cordiale in practice in 1905

In April 1904 Great Britain and France signed a series of agreements, the Entente Cordiale, which marked the end of almost a thousand years of conflict between the two nations and their predecessor states.

The French naval visits to Cowes and Portsmouth in the summer of 1905 created a veritable wave of enthusiasm for everything French in Britain. Several of the big London dailies published editions in French during the visit. Over 100 000 people from all over England travelled to Portsmouth in order to see the visiting French naval ships. A Swedish weekly reported that "before the French departed, the sons of John Bull had learnt to sing La Marseillaise with the same éclat that the French seamen sung the British national anthem."

British and French navy officers listening to the Marseillaise on board the Royal Navy's
flagship Edward VII. The officer in the middle group with a wide belt is the commander of
the visiting French navy squadron, admiral Caillard.
 

French journalists enjoying a sumptuous meal on board a Royal Navy ship together
with their British hosts. Note the bottles of champagne on the table! 

The "luxury train" which brought the visiting French Navy
seamen to London.

French seamen warmly welcomed by the Londoners.
 

A London newspaper boy selling a French edition of a London daily.

French navy cadets getting to know young British ladies.

Admiral Caillard conversing with an elegant lady.

The Royal Danish Navy's patrol vessel Rota on duty in Øresund

The Royal Danish Navy's Diana class patrol vessel Rota (P525) was this afternoon going northwards in the Sound. Rota, commissioned in 2009, is the newest of six patrol vessels in its class.

The 43 m x 8.2 m ship was built by Faaborg Værft A/S, in cooperation with Swedish Kockums.

Patrol vessel Rota in Øresund this afternoon.

The Royal Danish Navy's pollution control vessel Gunnar Thorson in Øresund

In Denmark the Ministry of Defense, and under it the Admiral Danish Fleet (Royal Danish Navy), is the contingency organization for combating pollution of the sea caused by oil and other harmful substances. Gunnar Thorson - here seen going northwards in Øresund this afternoon - is one of the Danish Navy's two Gunnar Thorson class pollution control  vessels. The 56 m x 12.3 m ship, which entered service in 1981, is based in Frederikshavn.

The Royal Danish Navy's pollution control vessel Gunnar Thorson passing Hittarp
in the Sound this afternoon.



The ship, built by Ørskov Christensen Stålskibsværft A/S in 1981, has
a complement of 16.

Dutch Navy Patrol ship Groningen using its (water) cannon in Øresund

HNMLS Groningen using its water cannon in Øresund.

The Royal Netherlands Navy's new offshore patrol ships HNMLs Groningen, HNMLS Zeeland and HNMLS Holland and the frigate HNMLS Van Speijk, which went southwards in the Sound last Friday, today returned, apparently on their way back home.

Groningen, the newest of the patrol vessels, gave a nice "water salute" when passing Helsingborg/Helsingør:

Another image of the "saluting" Groningen.

The HNMLS Zeeland close to Helsingør.

HNMLS Holland in Øresund today.

Three Dutch Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels and a frigate in Øresund

This autumn there has been quite a lot of naval traffic in Øresund. Only a couple of days ago three German Navy speed boats and their tender were going northwards in the Sound. This morning three new Royal Netherlands Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) and a frigate were heading in the opposite direction.

Somewhere close to Kullen the three Holland Class OPVs - HNMLS Holland, HNMLS Groningen
 and HNMLS Zeeland - and the frigate Van Speijk were still close to each other.

 

 

Minutes later the Van Speijk turned around and remained in the background
for a while.

 

Holland, commissioned in July 2012, was the first to enter the Sound.



Holland was followed by the newest ship in the class, the brand new HNMLS Groningen (P843).



Zeeland (P841) was commissioned as late as August this year.

The 122.3 m x 14.4 m Karel Doorman Class frigate Van Speijk (F802), commissioned in 1995,
 followed the OPVs about 20 minutes later.

The 108.43 m x 16 m Holland Class Offshore Patrol Vessels are built and designed by the Damen Schelde Naval shipyard. They are able to monitor up an area up to 140 nautical miles using Thales Integrated Sensor and Communications Systems radars, a mine detection sonar and an infra-red warming system. The sensor systems are housed in the integrated mast, also provided by Thales.

PS
I added this picture of the Van Speijk and a boat carrying Danish sport fishers: