Tarp-class destroyer

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OS Odense, the lead ship of the class.
Class overview
Name: Tarp-class
Operators:  Odoni
Planned: 8
Completed: 8
Active: 8
General characteristics
Type: Guided missile destroyer
Displacement: 7,400 t (7,300 long tons)
Length: 163 m (534 ft 9 in)
Beam: 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Speed: In excess of 33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph)
Range: 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance: 45 days
Crew: 300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)

The Tarp-class destroyer, also classified as the OS-15 Omega class, is a class of guided-missile destroyers currently in service with the Royal Odoni Navy. For its anti-surface warfare (ASuW) capabilities, the class features sixteen anti-ship cruise missiles, capable of speeds of up to Mach 3. Additionally, the vessels of the class are equipped with one 76 mm naval gun. The vessel has extensive anti-air and anti-submarine capabilities, and is equipped with a flight deck and an enclosed aviation hangar, capable of housing two medium-sized helicopters.

Design and construction

Service

Ships in class

OS Odense
OS Gram
OS Stenstrup
OS Nyborg
OS Halsskov
OS Korsor
OS Marstal
OS Skive