HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362) explained

HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362) is a in the Royal Danish Navy. The ship is named after Peter Willemoes, a 18-19th-century Danish officer.

Design

The design is shared across the three ship class.

Construction and service history

She was laid down on 12 March 2009 and launched on 21 December 2010 by Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense. Commissioned on 21 June 2011.

On 18 February 2017, she came alongside USS George H.W. Bush as the aircraft carrier was replenishing with USNS Supply.^[1]

Peter Willemoes transits the Gulf of Aden while on patrol on 24 April 2019.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laird . Robbin . 2018-10-16 . The Way Ahead in Shipbuilding: The Perspective of Admiral (Retired) Nils Wang . 2020-12-04 . Second Line of Defense . en-US.
2. Web site: 2019-04-24 . World Navies Report: Denmark . 2020-12-04 . MarineLink . en.