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Edited and
Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

Classification

Type:

Surveying Vessel

Class:

SKA 11 Class

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

SKA 11

-

n/a

04/15/1981

05/03/2006

SKA 12

-

n/a

05/05/1981

In service

SKA 13

-

n/a

06/26/1982

In service

SKA 14

-

n/a

03/25/1982

In service

SKA 15

-

n/a

??/??/1984

03/21/2007

SKA 16

-

n/a

04/12/1985

In service

Comments to the Class

SKA 11 sank at 300 meters, May 3, 2006, in the Arsuk Fjord off Greenland, following the salvage operation after a grounding.

SKA 12 and 16 are stationed in Greenland, while the remaining two vessels are to be replaced by two new HOLM Class, when commissioned (2007-08).

Specifications

Built by:

Jeros Marine, Rantzausminde, Denmark

Design:

n/a

Displacement:

52 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

19.90 m

5.20 m

2.10 m

Complement:

6 men

Propulsion:

1 ea GM Diesel Engine, 540 Hps
1 ea Propeller

Range:

n/a

Armament:

None

Speed:

12 knots

Additional Notes

None

More Photos

SKA 12 is here seen off Greenland.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

The surveying vessels SKA 15 and SKA 16 are here seen in Kalundborg in 2002.
(Photo: Johnny E. Balsved)

Sources:

&

Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,  Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography