HDMS Absalon (L16) HDMS Absalon (L16) Class overview Builders: Odense Staalskibsværft Operators: Royal Danish Navy Preceded by: Falster-class minelayers Cost: DKK2.5bn (total),[1] (~US$225m/ship) excluding weapon modules Built: 2003–2004 In commission: 2005– Completed: 2 Active: 2 General characteristics Type: support ships Displacement: 4,500 tonnes light,[1] 6,600 tonnes full load[1] Length: 137 m (449 ft 6 in)[1] Beam: 19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)[1] Draft: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)[1] Propulsion: 2 × MTU 8000 M70 diesel engines two shafts 22,300 bhp (16.6 MW)[1] Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h)[1] Range: 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)[1] Boats & landing craft carried: 2 × RHIBs, 2 × SB90E LCP Complement: 100, plus aircrew and transients (accommodation for up to 300 in total) Sensors and processing systems: Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D volume search radar Terma Scanter 2100 surface search radar Atlas ASO 94 sonar 4 × Saab CEROS 200 fire control radars ES-3701 Tactical Radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM) Electronic warfare & decoys: 4 × 12-barrelled Terma DL-12T 130 mm decoy launchers 2 × 6-barrelled Terma DL-6T 130 mm decoy launchers Armament: 5 × StanFlex modules, typically: 3 × 12 RIM-162 ESSM SAM in Mk 48Mod3/ Mk 56 VLS 2 × 8 Harpoon Block II SSM Fixed weapons: 1 × 5"/62 Mk 45 mod 4 gun 2 × Mk32 Mod 14, each with 2 × MU90 torpedoes 2 × Millennium 35 mm CIWS 2 × 2 Stinger Point-defence SAM 7 × 12.7 mm M/01 LvSa HMG Aircraft carried: 2 × EH-101 helicopters[1] or 2 MH-60R helicopters Aviation facilities: Aft helicopter deck and hangars