HDMS Peder Skram
HDMS Peder Skram lies in Copenhagen as a museum ship beside vessels from Denmark’s naval history. The 112-metre frigate lets you explore life aboard a Cold War warship.
Helsingør Skibsværft began building the lead ship of its class in September 1964, and the navy commissioned it in May 1966. Its CODAG propulsion combined two gas turbines with two diesel engines, reaching 32 knots and carrying a crew of about 207. A 1970 refit and the 1977–78 modernisation changed its equipment, adding eight Sea Sparrow missiles and eight Harpoon missiles alongside guns and torpedo tubes. In 1980, the frigate helped drive a Polish landing ship away from the Danish coast, while an accidental Harpoon launch in 1982 caused no injuries.
Active service ended in July 1990, and volunteers later restored the vessel for the Royal Danish Naval Museum. The ship’s concrete scale stays with you: 2,755 tonnes fully loaded, with a five-metre draught and 13,300-kilometre range.
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