Breathtaking aerial images captured by Dave Cullen show Danish warship HDMS Niels Juel (F363) docked in Leith, showcasing the impressive vessel from all angles.
The stunning photographs have attracted widespread admiration from military and maritime enthusiasts alike.
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HDMS Niels Juel, a formidable Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, arrived in Leith for a routine port visit last week as part of ongoing NATO cooperation efforts. The ship, commissioned in 2011, is named after the 17th-century Danish admiral Niels Juel, a key figure in Danish naval history known for his victories against Sweden in the Scanian War.
Dave’s drone imagery not only highlights the sleek, modern design of the 139-metre-long warship but also offers a unique perspective on the sophisticated weapon systems and advanced technology onboard.
Among the most captivating images is one that showcases the frigate’s SMART-L radar system, a cutting-edge technology that enables the ship to track targets up to 2,000 kilometres away.
The stunning images have garnered significant interest online, with many social media users expressing their appreciation for the sleek design of the Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate and the incredible detail captured by the drone.
Very nice! And that’s what a well armed ship look like! Hope the T31-32s look half as good as this.
As has been previously suggested a few of these in AAW configuration could help supplement the T45s in the CSGs and LRGs. The Polish A140s are going to look pretty decent too with similar armament levels to the IHs.
A lot of the pieces are already in play and it wouldn’t require vast sums to beef them up.
NSM could be cross-decked from the T23’s as could the torpedo launchers given Stingray is being updated. Additional Sea Ceptor silo’s wouldn’t break the bank and there are ways to at least give them a basic ASW fit (hull mounted sonar and/or some dipping sonars to share across the Wildcat fleet).
Few additions and T31 starts to look like a half decent frigate akin to T23, albeit without the world class ASW capability, which is what T26 is for!
Exactly this. Get them in the water and operational, then upgrade. We are already acquiring NSM for T23, then these, so its already happening.
Yes, cannot fault the logic of getting a big hull in the water, not tampering with the agree specs and then upgrading as funds / time / service schedule – and political risks dictate.
Well considering we’re buying 11 sets of NSM, I doubt they’ll just get thrown away when T23 goes out of service.
Yep. 11 sets for the 6 T45’s and 5 T23’s can’t be a coincidence!
I note two guns up front and have never seen that on a frigate before. I wonder what the operational requirement is for needing two guns and why no-one else does this.
HMS Vanguard II (Light)? 🤔😉
HMS Vanguard, our last battleship to be built.
Perhaps they could make a frigate, named as you suggest!
The Horizon class destroyers have two guns at the front side by side, the Italian version according to Wikipedia have a total of 3 guns. They are the OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns, it doesn’t look like they have conventional CIWS like the phalanx so I’m guessing that’s why they have 2/3 main guns.
Oto Melaras in Italian navy are their CIWS with guided rounds. These in Danish ship are older versions from older ships that went out of service. This ship have also have a Millenium gun over the hangar.
I’m no expert, but I imagine it’s not just twice the hitting power to two separate targets but you could replenish one system while the other is still going.
The T31 has got this arrangement.
There is no need to replenish downtime, the gun system can be constantly feed while firing.
Very Sleek, nice looking ship.
Wauw, such a beautiful ship.
Great to see 2 medium guns, giving greater firepower & limited back-up. If your missile targeting systems are up the spout, guns are all you’re left with, though so closely sited together a single hit could take both out.