HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'' (F362) is a in the

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. The ship is named after Peter Willemoes, a 18-19th-century Danish

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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 Steel Shipyard () was a Danish shipyard company located in Odense. It was best known for building container ships for its parent group, Maersk, A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, including the Mærsk E-class container ship, Mærsk E class in ...

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. Commissioned on 21 June 2011. On 18 February 2017, she came alongside

USS George H.W. Bush USS ''George H. W. Bush'' (CVN-77) is the tenth and final supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for the 41st President of the United States and former Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator ...

as the aircraft carrier was replenishing with USNS Supply. ''Peter Willemoes'' transits the

Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Aden (; ) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channel, the Socotra Archipelago, Puntland in Somalia and Somaliland to the south. ...

while on patrol on 24 April 2019.

Gallery

HDMS F362 Peter Willemoes.jpg, HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'' fitting out on 8 November 2011. Karlstad (K35), Peter Willemoes (F362) NOCO2014 01.JPG, HSwMS Karlstad next to HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'' in 2014. Peter Willemoes (F362) NOCO2014 01.JPG, HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'' at Aura River on 31 August 2014. Peter Willemoes (F362) NOCO2014 03.JPG, HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'' at Aura River on 31 August 2014. 20151029-PRTN-2590P-240-3 (22641733961).jpg, HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'', USS Mount Whitney and

HMS Bulwark Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Bulwark'', after the reference to the Navy as the 'bulwark' (defence) of the country: * HMS ''Bulwark'' was to have been a 74-gun third rate. She was ordered in 1778 but was cancelled in 1783 ...

underway on 29 October 2015. 190916-N-UB406-0107 (48757544078).jpg, HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'' underway in the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...

on 16 September 2019. USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) resupplies the Danish frigate KDM Peter Willemoes (F362) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in the Mediterranean Sea on 18 February 2017.JPG, HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'' and

underway on 16 September 2019. USNS Supply resupplies the Danish Navy frigate and USS George H.W. Bush during a replenishment-at-sea. (32189958064).jpg, HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'',

and USNS Supply underway on 16 September 2019.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peter Willemoes (F362) 2010 ships Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates Ships built in Odense

Design

Construction and service history

Gallery

See also

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