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Royal Danish Navy / Kongelige Danske
Marine - Corvette
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F 340
- HDMS Thetis
(ex HMS Geranium / K 16)
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Type,
Class:
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UK Flower class
Corvette (ex HMS Geranium / K 16) |
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Builder:
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William Simons
& Co. Ltd., Renfrew, Scotland, UK |
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STATUS:
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Laid
down: September 21,
1939 Launched: April 23, 1940 Commissioned: June 24, 1940 (Royal Navy) Decommissioned: ? (Royal Navy) transferred to Denmark in 1945 renamed HDMS Thetis / F 340 Commissioned: October 1, 1945 Decommissioned: May 8, 1963 Fate: scrapped |
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Homeport:
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Namesake:
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Thetis is encountered in Greek mythology mostly as a
sea nymph or known as the goddess of water,
one of the fifty Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. |
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Ship’s
Motto:
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Technical Data:
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Displacement: 1150 tons (full load) Lenght: 62,65 meters Beam: 10 meters Draft: 3,5 meters Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h) Propulsion: 2 boilers (2750 hp) / 1
shaft / 1 propeller Range: 3500 NM (6500 km) at 12 knots (22
km/h) Crew: 85 |
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Armament:
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1 x
102mm gun 4 x 20mm
MG later: 1 x
102mm gun 2 x
57mm guns 2 x
20mm MG later: 1 x
75mm gun 2 x
57mm guns 1 x
40mm MG later: 1 x
75mm gun 1 x
40mm MG 2 x
20mm MG 1 x
Hedgehog Anti-Submarine mortar 4 x
Depth charge mortars 2 x
depth charge launcher |
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