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Several Western nations let their naval shipyard infrastructure decay away. A couple of T-26 customers have had to make significant investments for their shipyards.Denmark must be able to build its own warships – and within the coming years this could lead to investments of up to DKK 40 billion.
It was maybe more cost effective to keep Odense Staalskibsværft alive, they were maybe the last ones who were capable of building large warships/fregates, Aalborg Værft A/S and Svendborg Skibsværft were already closed before.
Denmark Announces Significant Investment for its Navy - Naval News
The Danish Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 18 August a plan to invest up to 40 billion DKK ($5.5 billion USD) to strengthen the Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet).
At least they kept the design office open, as Odense Maritime Technology (OMT).Denmark must be able to build its own warships – and within the coming years this could lead to investments of up to DKK 40 billion.
It was maybe more cost effective to keep Odense Staalskibsværft alive, they were maybe the last ones who were capable of building large warships/fregates, Aalborg Værft A/S and Svendborg Skibsværft were already closed before.
Denmark Announces Significant Investment for its Navy - Naval News
The Danish Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 18 August a plan to invest up to 40 billion DKK ($5.5 billion USD) to strengthen the Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet).
I recall an article on the CASR site (now closed) proposing an Absalon with a hull extension as a possible destroyer candidate…never went anywhere but was interesting nevertheless.
That indeed would be an interesting concept. Plenty of room where the stern mission bay for 48 Strike length VLS. Would have to move the hangar and flight deck with a hull plug there and that would also add space for the 3rd & 4th diesel engines or a gas turbine. Move the 5 in gun turret forward and fit another 48 strike length Mk-41VLS there and where the for'ard 35mm Millennium gun is mounted.
Wish the Millennium was specified for the CSC and absolutely for the AOPS.
Why Absalon? Why not Iver Huitfeldt? After all, Iver Huitfeldt is an AAW "frigate"/destroyer built on the Absalon hull. If you want a bigger ship I think a hull plug in the Iver Huitfeldt version would require less redesign, & it already comes with extra engines for higher speed, a long-range radar (SMART-L), APAR, & 32 Mk 41 VLS, plus the same provision for ESSM as Absalon.
The article might have been written just before the Ivers hit the water, can't remember. The Iver Huitfeldt was considered for the CSC program. The T26 selection was a compromise in that as a larger frigate it could fool the average punter into thinking our tribal class destroyer replacement wouldn't be necessary. Might be valid depending on how some of the CSC are fitted out.
Yes, but Absalons can hangar two naval helos, whereas the Ivers only one.
If you're sticking in a hull plug anyway, that constraint might be easy to get around.
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Yep if you went with the Iver hull. However, don't forget that the Absalon Class have one more deck than the Iver Class and they have that big mission bay in the stern.
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