Summary
HDMS Herluf Trolle (F353) was a Peder Skram-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. The ship is named after Herluf Trolle, a 15th-century Danish admiral.
 HDMS Herluf Trolle at Kiel on 20 June 1970
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| Name | Herluf Trolle |
| Namesake | Herluf Trolle |
| Builder | Helsingør Skibsværft, Elsinore |
| Laid down | 18 December 1964 |
| Launched | 8 September 1965 |
| Commissioned | 16 April 1967 |
| Decommissioned | 5 July 1990 |
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| Fate | Scrapped in 1995 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Peder Skram-class frigate |
| Displacement | 2,755 t (2,711 long tons) full load |
| Length | 112.65 m (369 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 12.25 m (40 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
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| Speed | 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
| Range | 7,200 nmi (13,300 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 207 |
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Construction and career edit
She was laid down on 18 December 1964 and launched on 8 September 1965 by Helsingør Skinsværft, Elsinore. Commissioned on 16 April 1967.
Herluf Trolle was an innovative design using a hybrid propulsion system, a combined gas turbine and diesel approach (CODOG).[1] Herluf Trolle underwent significant refit in 1970 and a midlife update 1977–78.[2]
During Kiel Week on 20 June 1970, she participated with multiple other German vessels.
She suffered a serious engine room fire in 1982 and was repaired by 1983.
Herluf Trolle was placed in reserve in 1987, decommissioned in 1990 and sold for auction in 1992. She was scrapped in Belgium in 1995.[3]
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HDMS Herluf Trolle alongside NRP Almirante Magalhães Correia at Den Helder on 24 August 1973. -
HDMS Herluf Trolle alongside NRP Almirante Magalhães Correia at Den Helder on 24 August 1973.
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