HDMS Hajen

LNS Dzūkas
History
Denmark
NameHajen
NamesakeShark in Danish
BuilderDanyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Laid downFebruary 1988
Launched6 August 1989
Commissioned19 August 1990
Decommissioned23 January 2009
IdentificationHull number: P551
FateSold to Lithuania
Lithuania
NameDzūkas
NamesakeDzūkija region
Commissioned2009
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1][2][3]
Class & typeFlyvefisken-class patrol vessel
Displacement400 tonnes (394 long tons)
Length54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbine)
Range2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
Boats & landing
craft carried
1x RHIB
Complement19 to 29
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Furuno navigation radar
  • Terma Scanter mil surface radar
  • 1× Flexfire fire control radar
Armament

LNS Dzūkas (P 12) (ex-HDMS Hajen (P551)) is a former patrol boat of the Royal Danish Navy. Since 2009 she is in service with the Lithuanian Navy.

History

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She is the second ship in the Flyvefisken class, which is also known as the Standardflex 300 or SF300 class. She was laid down in February 1988, launched on 6 August 1989, with the commissioning taking place on 19 August 1990.

In 2009, Hajen was sold to the Lithuanian Navy, which renamed her Dzūkas. After a refit she was commissioned into the navy later that same year.

References

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  1. ^ "Flyvefisken Class (SF 300)". Naval-technology.com. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ "HAJEN (1990-2009)" (in Danish). Navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Flyvefiskenklasse patrouilleschepen" (in Dutch). Navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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