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List of active Royal Danish Navy ships

This is a list of the active vessels of the Royal Danish Navy.

Current fleet

Navy fleet

Combat fleet

Auxiliary ships

Home guard

Royal yacht fleet

Ships on order

Planned future fleet

Danish navy

Submarines

In June 2023, Denmark announced considering to reintroduce submarines into its navy. The need to secure the Faroe Islands, Greenland, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea justifies this consideration. An alternative mentioned by Denmark would be a close cooperation with allies.

Surface combat fleet

Denmark is considering its options regarding the future replacement of the and the . A potential successor of the was unveiled in September 2023 by OSK Design, the Arctic Frigate. The Danish Navy mentioned that it would need the successor of the Thetis to enter service in 2032.

In May 2024, several ministries and industry representatives unveiled a report for the long-term strategy of the Danish Navy. The plan is focusing on a 20-25 year time period. During that period, 15 frigates and offshore patrol vessels would need to be acquired, and 40 lighter vessels would be needed.

In March 2025, the Danish Armed Forces announced a new plan for the future that includes:

  • Next generation of large vessels (frigates and ships for the Atlantic and the Arctic):
  • Air defence frigates
  • Arctic ships, additional ships planned to be ordered
  • Icebreaker capacity to be assessed in collaboration with allies
  • 4 vessels designed for mine-laying / mine warfare, and marine environmental response. The primary role is to focus on environmental tasks (oil and chemical spills), and the mine warfare would be a secondary role.
  • 1 ship with drones and sonar systems to monitor underwater data cables, electricity lines, and gas pipelines.
  • Underwater drones and autonomous units to be developed for the Danish Navy.

Home guard

In March 2025, the Danish government announced a new plan for the future of the Home Guard that includes:

  • 21 vessels to be used for maritime surveillance, port guarding, rescue, marine environmental tasks, host nation support.

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