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Lindormen-class minelayer
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The Lindormen class is a class of two minelayers built for the Royal Danish Navy to replace the Lougen-class minelayers that dated from World War II. The Lindormen class was designed to lay controlled controlled minefields in the Baltic Sea during the Cold War as part of NATO's defence plan for the region. They were taken out of service by the Danish in 2004, put up for sale in 2005 and transferred to Estonia in 2006.
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Class overview | |
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Name | Lindormen class |
Builders | Svendborg Skibsværft |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Lougen class |
Built | 1977 |
In commission | 1978–present |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 1 |
Laid up | 2 |
Retired | 1 |
General characteristics as built | |
Type | Minelayer |
Displacement | 575 t (566 long tons) full |
Length | 44.5 m (146 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 27 |
Armament |
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