This is a list of the active vessels of the Royal Danish Navy.[1]
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigates (9) | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Denmark | ASW Frigate | F341 | 2004 | Odense Staalskibsværft | 6,600 tonnes | [2] [3] Flexible mission capabilities through modules[4] . (naval warfare, land attack,, command ship, hospital ship, disaster relief) | |||
| F342 | 2005 | |||||||||
| 3 | Denmark | Air-defence frigate | F361 | 2011 | Odense Staalskibsværft | 6,645 tonnes | [5] Flexible mission capabilities through modules. (naval warfare, land attack,, command ship, hospital ship, disaster relief) | |||
| F362 | 2011 | |||||||||
| F363 | 2011 | |||||||||
| Stanflex 3000 | 4 | Denmark | Oceanic patrol frigate | F357 | 1991 | Svendborg Skibsværft | 3,500 tonnes | [6] To be replaced by a frigate with ASW capacity.[7] | ||
| F358 | 1991 | |||||||||
| F359 | 1992 | |||||||||
| F360 | 1992 | |||||||||
| Offshore patrol vessels (9) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Denmark | Arctic patrol ships | P570 | 2008 | 1,720 tonnes | |||||
| P571 | 2009 | |||||||||
| P572 | 2017 | |||||||||
| 6 | Denmark | Patrol vessel | P520 | 2007 | Faaborg Værft A/S Karlskrona Varvet | 246 tonnes | ||||
| P521 | 2007 | |||||||||
| P522 | 2008 | |||||||||
| P523 | 2008 | |||||||||
| P524 | 2009 | |||||||||
| P525 | 2009 | |||||||||
| Light boats | ||||||||||
| SB90E class | 4 |  Sweden | Landing Craft Personnel | – | LCP1 | 2003 – 2004 | 7.2 tonnes | [8] Used with | ||
| – | LCP2 | |||||||||
| – | LCP3 | |||||||||
| – | LCP4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Illustration, same variant, fully orange | Search and rescue boat | Dagmar | SAR1 | 2007 | Used with, modified with ice-reinforcements and upgraded engines. | ||||
| Naja | SAR2 | 2007 | ||||||||
| MHV RHIB | 29 | – | RHIB Rigid-hulled inflatable boats | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Mine warfare ships (6) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | Minesweeper | MSD5 | 2007 | Danish yacht | 125 tonnes | [9] | |||
| MSD6 | 2008 | |||||||||
| Mindre standardfartøj | 4 | Denmark | Remote controlled mine-sweeping drones | – | MSF1 | 1998 | Danyard | 125 tonnes | [10] | |
| – | MSF2 | 1998 | ||||||||
| – | MSF3 | 1999 | ||||||||
| – | MSF4 | 1999 | ||||||||
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistic support | ||||||||||
| Sleipner class | 1 | Denmark | Logistic support ship | A559 | 1986 | Åbenrå Shipyard A/S | 465 tonnes | [11] [12] | ||
| 1 |  Italy | RO/RORoll-on / roll-off | Ark Forwarder | A98 | 2007 | Societa Esercizio Cantieri | 21,104 tonnes | Launched in 1998, .[13] | ||
| – | 1 |  France | RO/RORoll-on / roll-off | Tor Dania | – | 2007 | Societé Metallurgique & Navale Dunkerque-Normandie | 21,491 tonnes | Launched in 1978, rebuilt in 1995, .[14] | |
| – | 1 | Italy | RO/RORoll-on / roll-off | Tor Futura | – | 2004 | Cantiere Navale Visentini | 18,469 tonnes | Launched in 1996, .[15] | |
| Diving vessels (1) | ||||||||||
| SF300 – Serie 3 | 1 | Denmark | Diving support vessel | Y311(former P563) | 1996 | Danyard | 487 tonnes | [16] Surveillance diving support since 2012 | ||
| Research vessels | ||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | Environmental protection vessel | A560 | 1996 | 1,660 tonnes | |||||
| A561 | 1996 | |||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | Hydrographical survey craft | A541 | 2006 | Danish yacht | 125 tonnes | ||||
| A542 | 2006 | |||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | Environmental protection vessel | A562 | 1996 | Carl B Hoffmann A/S (Esbjerg) | 247 tonnes | [17] [18] | |||
| A564 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Denmark | Environmental protection vessel | Miljø 101 | Y340 | 1996 | Eivinds plasticjolle- og bådeværft | 16 tonnes | [19] | ||
| Miljø 102 | Y341 | 1996 | ||||||||
| Miljø 103 | Y342 | 2008 | ||||||||
| Training vessels (2) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | Training boat | A543 | 2006 | Danish yacht | 159 tonnes | 2 training boats (HOLM class)2 hydrographical survey craft (HOLM class) | |||
| A544 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Tugboats | ||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | Tugboat | Arvak | Y344 | 2002 | Hvide Sande Skibs- & Baadebyggeri | – | [20] | ||
| Alsin | Y345 | 2002 | ||||||||
| – | 2 | Denmark | – | Harbour tugboat | Balder | – | 1983 | 32 tonnes | [21] | |
| Hermod | – | 1983 | ||||||||
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol and SAR vessels (29) | ||||||||||
| 17 | Denmark | Patrol and rescue vessel | Aldebaraan | MHV801 | 1992 | 83 tonnes | [22] | |||
| Carina | MHV802 | 1992 | ||||||||
| Aries | MHV803 | 1993 | ||||||||
| Andromeda | MHV804 | 1993 | ||||||||
| Gemini | MHV805 | 1994 | ||||||||
| Dubhe | MHV806 | 1994 | ||||||||
| Jupiter | MHV807 | 1994 | ||||||||
| Lyra | MHV808 | 1995 | ||||||||
| Antares | MHV809 | 1995 | ||||||||
| Luna | MHV810 | 1996 | ||||||||
| Apollo | MHV811 | 1996 | ||||||||
| Hercules | MHV812 | 1997 | ||||||||
| Baunen | MHV813 | 1997 | ||||||||
| Budstikken | MHV814 | 1998 | ||||||||
| Kureren | MHV815 | 1999 | ||||||||
| Patrioten | MHV816 | 2000 | ||||||||
| Partisan | MHV817 | 2000 | ||||||||
| 12 | Denmark | Patrol and rescue vessel | Enø | MHV901 | 2003 | 87 tonnes | [23] | |||
| Manø | MHV902 | 2004 | ||||||||
| Hjortø | MHV903 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Lyø | MHV904 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Askø | MHV905 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Fænø | MHV906 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Hvidsten | MHV907 | 2008 | ||||||||
| Brigaden | MHV908 | 2008 | ||||||||
| Speditøren | MHV909 | 2009 | ||||||||
| Ringen | MHV910 | 2009 | ||||||||
| Bopa | MHV911 | 2009 | ||||||||
| Holger Danske | MHV912 | 2011 | ||||||||
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yacht | ||||||||||
| – | 1 | Denmark | A540 | 1932 | Orlogsverftet | 1,238 tonnes | Can participate to surveillance and sea-rescue missions | |||
| Sailing yachts | ||||||||||
| – | 2 | – | Illustration comparable vessel | Sailing vessel | Svanen | Y101 | – | – | – | |
| Thyra | Y102 | – | ||||||||
In June 2023, Denmark announced considering to reintroduce submarines into its navy. The need to secure the Faroe Islands, Greenland, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea justifies this consideration.[26] An alternative mentioned by Denmark would be a close cooperation with allies.[27]
In May 2024, several ministries and industry representatives unveiled a report for the long term strategy of the Danish Navy.[28] [29] The plan is focusing on a 20-25 year time period. During that period, 15 frigates and offshore patrol vessels would need to be acquired, and 40 lighter vessels would be needed.
Denmark is considering its options regarding the future replacement of the and the .[30] A potential successor of the was unveiled in September 2023 by OSK Design, the Arctic Frigate. The Danish Navy mentioned that it would need the successor of the Thetis to enter service in 2032.[31]