HDMS Havkatten

	LNS Sėlis
History
Denmark
Name	Havkatten
Namesake	Catfish in Danish
Builder	Danyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Laid down	August 1988
Launched	13 January 1990
Commissioned	1 November 1990
Decommissioned	12 January 2012
Identification	MMSI number: 219000099; Hull number: P552;
Fate	Sold to Lithuania
Lithuania
Name	Sėlis
Commissioned	November 2016
Identification	MMSI number: 277227000; Hull number: P 15;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel
Displacement	400 tonnes (394 long tons)
Length	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2× MTU 16V 396TB94 diesel engines (5,440 hp (4,060 kW) total); 1× General Electric LM500 gas turbine (5,450 hp (4,060 kW)); 1× General Motors 12V-71 hydraulic motor (540 hp (400 kW));
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbine)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
Boats & landing; craft carried	1x RHIB
Complement	19 to 29
Sensors &; processing systems	1× Furuno navigation radar; 1× Terma Scanter mil surface radar; 1× Flexfire fire control radar;
Armament	Guns; 1× OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun; 2× 12.7 mm machine guns; Missiles; FIM-92 Sea Stinger (in MCM role); 12x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow (in combat role); 8× RGM-84 Harpoon (in combat role); Torpedoes; 4× MU90 torpedoes (in combat role);

LNS Sėlis (P 15) (ex-HDMS Havkatten (P552)) is a former patrol boat of the Royal Danish Navy. Since 2016 she is in service with the Lithuanian Navy.

History

She is the third ship in the Flyvefisken class, which is also known as the Standardflex 300 or SF300 class. She was laid down in August 1988, launched on 13 January 1990, with the commissioning taking place on 1 November 1990.

In 2016, Havkatten was sold to the Lithuanian Navy, which renamed her Sėlis. After a refit she was commissioned into the navy.

References

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

External links

http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/fly/

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[1] "Flyvefisken Class (SF 300)". Naval-technology.com. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

[2] "HAVKATTEN (1990- )" (in Danish). Navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

[3] "Flyvefiskenklasse patrouilleschepen" (in Dutch). Navalhistory.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

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Flyvefisken-class patrol vessels
Royal Danish Navy	Flyvefisken Glenten Gribben Hajen Havkatten Laxen Lommen Makrelen Ravnen Skaden Søløven Støren Sværdfisken Viben
Lithuanian Naval Force	Žemaitis (ex-Flyvefisken) Dzūkas (ex-Hajen) Aukštaitis (ex-Lommen) Sėlis (ex-Havkatten)
Portuguese Navy	Tejo (ex-Viben) Douro (ex-Ravnen) Mondego (ex-Glenten) Guadiana (ex-Skaden)

History
LNS Sėlis
Denmark
Name	Havkatten
Namesake	Catfish in Danish
Builder	Danyard A/S, Frederikshavn
Laid down	August 1988
Launched	13 January 1990
Commissioned	1 November 1990
Decommissioned	12 January 2012
Identification	MMSI number: 219000099 Hull number: P552
Fate	Sold to Lithuania
Lithuania
Name	Sėlis
Commissioned	November 2016
Identification	MMSI number: 277227000 Hull number: P 15
Status	In service
General characteristics ^[1]^[2]^[3]
Class & type	Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel
Displacement	400 tonnes (394 long tons)
Length	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2× MTU 16V 396TB94 diesel engines (5,440 hp (4,060 kW) total) 1× General Electric LM500 gas turbine (5,450 hp (4,060 kW)) 1× General Motors 12V-71 hydraulic motor (540 hp (400 kW))
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbine)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km)
Boats & landing craft carried	1x RHIB
Complement	19 to 29
Sensors & processing systems	1× Furuno navigation radar 1× Terma Scanter mil surface radar 1× Flexfire fire control radar
Armament	Guns 1× OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun 2× 12.7 mm machine guns Missiles FIM-92 Sea Stinger (in MCM role) 12x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow (in combat role) 8× RGM-84 Harpoon (in combat role) Torpedoes 4× MU90 torpedoes (in combat role)