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.

The first of the 8 vessels launched in 2015, with the last being commissioned in 2019.

Design and construction

Service

Ships in class

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