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