Rewritten – November 2006

MHV 900 Class Patrol Craft

Program Status: In Progress. The first four units of the class were commissioned into the Royal Danish Navy Home Guard (RDNHG) as of the end of 2005. The final two units began construction in 2005 and will be commissioned by the end of 2006.

Operational Requirement: The RDNHG has a requirement for a modern force of patrol craft to perform coastal surveillance, coastal traffic control, and search and rescue (SAR) operations.

Program Background: The Danish Government awarded three separate US$10M construction contracts (1991, 1993 and 1997) to Soeby Motorfabrik & Staalskibsvaerft (now Soeby Vaerft) of Soeby Aeroe, Denmark for the first eighteen units (three batches) of the Aldebaran (MHV 800) class patrol craft.

In 1999, Parliament passed Defense Agreement 2000-2004, which authorized up to six additional units of the class (Batch IV). However, the RDNHG decided to move forward with a larger modified version of the MHV 800, designated as the MHV 900. A construction contract was awarded to Soeby Vaerft on 28 June 2002 for six units of the class.

Program Acquisition Plan: The first four units of the class were commissioned into the RDNHG as of the end of 2005. The final two units will began construction in 2005 and will be commissioned by the end of 2006.

The construction schedule for the class is as follows:

Design and Construction Considerations: The MHV 900 class is a modified version of the Aldebaran (MHV 800) class patrol craft. The MHV 900s are constructed of steel hulls like the MHV 800s, however are 27.2 meters (89.2ft) in length vice 23.7 meters (77.8ft). The extension has resulted in a design with a longer quarterdeck with additional space for pollution control equipment, a rigid rubber dinghy and a new hydraulic crane. The MHV 900 also features an improved navigation system, and improved accommodation facilities and endurance.

The MHV 900 is powered by the Saab Scania DSI-16 V8 diesel engines for improved speed and endurance over the MHV 800, which utilizes the Saab Scania DSI-14 engines.

Key Personnel:

Rear Admiral Nils Christian Wang

Admiral of the Danish Fleet

Admiral Danish Fleet Headquarters

P.O. Box 483 DK-8100 , Arhus C

Denmark

Tel: + 45 89 433 099

Fax: + 45 89 433 141

E-mail: sok@sok.dk

Rear Admiral Kristen Husted Winther

Royal Danish Naval Materiel Command

Lautrupbjerg 1-5

DK-2750 Ballerup

Denmark

Tel : + 45 32 663 266

Fax : + 45 32 663 299

E-mail : smk-ck@nmc.dk

Contract Department

Naval Materiel Command Denmark

Attn: Contract Department

Danneskiold-Samsoes Alle 1

DK-1434 Copenhagen K

Denmark

Tel : + 45 32 663 266

Fax : + 45 32 663 299

E-mail: ka@nmc.dk

Website: http://www.smk.svn.dk

Soeby Vaerft

Dokvej 5

DK-5985 Soeby, Aeroe, Denmark

Tel: +45 62 58 11 23

Fax: +45 62 58 14 42

Scania Industrial and Marine Engines

S-151 87 Sodertalje

Sweden

Tel: + 46 8 553 81000

Fax: + 46 8 553 82993

Furuno Danmark A/S

Hammerholmen 44-48

DK-2650 Hvidovre

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tel: + 45 36 77 4500

Fax: + 45 36 77 4501

Website: http://www.furuno.dk