HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361)

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HDMS Iver Huitfeldt underway, June 2018
History
Naval Ensign of Denmark.svgDenmark
NameIver Huitfeldt
Namesake Iver Huitfeldt
Builder Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense
Laid down2 June 2008
Launched11 March 2010
Commissioned21 January 2011
Homeport Korsør
Identification
Motto
  • En genio, et armis
  • (In genius, and armis)
StatusActive
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General characteristics
NotesThe three ship class have shared characteristics.

HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361) is a Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy. The ship is named after Iver Huitfeldt, a 17th-century Danish officer.

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Design

The design is shared across the three ship class.

Construction and service history

She was laid down in June 2008 and launched in March 2010 by Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense. She was commissioned in January 2011.

In 2020, the Iver Huitfeldt was attached to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group, which included the guided missile cruisers USS Vella Gulf, USS San Jacinto, and the destroyers USS Stout, USS Truxtun, and USS James E. Williams. They left Norfolk Naval Base on 17 January 2020. [1] She participated in Operation Agenor in August 2020, to ensure free compliance at sea. [2]

On 29 January 2024, Iver Huitfeldt departed from Kosor naval base in Denmark for the Red Sea, to assist the US-led coalition in safeguarding commercial traffic against Houthi attacks. [3]


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References

  1. "Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Deploys to the Atlantic". USNI News. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  2. "Denmark to Take Over Command of Operation Agenor from January 2021". Naval News. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  3. "Danish frigate departs for the Red Sea to assist US-led operation". Reuters . 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.