HDMS Gribben (P558)

	HDMS Gribben
History
Denmark
Name	Gribben
Namesake	Vulture in Danish
Builder	Danyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Launched	1992
Commissioned	1 July 1993
Decommissioned	7 October 2010
Identification	Hull number: P558
Fate	Sold to Portugal
Portugal
Acquired	October 2014
Fate	Used for spare parts
General characteristics
Class & type	Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel
Displacement	400 tonnes (394 long tons)
Length	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2× MTU 16V 396TB94 diesel engines (5,440 hp (4,060 kW) total); 1× General Electric LM500 gas turbine (5,450 hp (4,060 kW)); 3× Rexroth auxiliary engines;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbine)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
Boats & landing; craft carried	1x RHIB
Complement	19
Sensors &; processing systems	1× Furuno navigation radar; 1× Terma Scanter mil surface radar; 1× Flexfire fire control radar;
Armament	Guns; 1× OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun; 2× 12.7 mm machine guns; Missiles; FIM-92 Sea Stinger (in MCM role); 12x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow (in combat role); 8× RGM-84 Harpoon (in combat role); Torpedoes; 4× MU90 torpedoes (in combat role);

NameGribben

Launched1992

HDMS Gribben (P558) is a former patrol boat of the Royal Danish Navy. In October 2014 she was sold for spare part to the Portuguese Navy.

Flyvefisken-class patrol vessels
Royal Danish Navy	Flyvefisken Glenten Gribben Hajen Havkatten Laxen Lommen Makrelen Ravnen Skaden Søløven Støren Sværdfisken Viben
Lithuanian Naval Force	Žemaitis (ex-Flyvefisken) Dzūkas (ex-Hajen) Aukštaitis (ex-Lommen) Sėlis (ex-Havkatten)
Portuguese Navy	Tejo (ex-Viben) Douro (ex-Ravnen) Mondego (ex-Glenten) Guadiana (ex-Skaden)

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History

HDMS Gribben




Denmark
Name	Gribben
Namesake	Vulture in Danish
Builder	Danyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Launched	1992
Commissioned	1 July 1993
Decommissioned	7 October 2010
Identification	Hull number: P558
Fate	Sold to Portugal


Portugal
Acquired	October 2014
Fate	Used for spare parts


General characteristics ^[1]^[2]^[3]
Class & type	Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel
Displacement	400 tonnes (394 long tons)
Length	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2× MTU 16V 396TB94 diesel engines (5,440 hp (4,060 kW) total) 1× General Electric LM500 gas turbine (5,450 hp (4,060 kW)) 3× Rexroth auxiliary engines
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbine)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
Boats & landing craft carried	1x RHIB
Complement	19
Sensors & processing systems	1× Furuno navigation radar 1× Terma Scanter mil surface radar 1× Flexfire fire control radar
Armament	Guns 1× OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun 2× 12.7 mm machine guns Missiles FIM-92 Sea Stinger (in MCM role) 12x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow (in combat role) 8× RGM-84 Harpoon (in combat role) Torpedoes 4× MU90 torpedoes (in combat role)