A huge Danish warship has been spotted in Leith docks, Edinburgh.
The ship belongs to the Royal Danish Navy and has been docked in Leith. Locals spotted the vessel at around 11am on Friday April 28.
It is known as the HDMS Niels Juel, Royal Danish Navy, an Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate, named after Niels Juel, a 17th-century Danish admiral.
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In May last year, the HDMS Niels Juel was fitted with SM-2 missiles. They can be part of the area air defense, where the ship can protect not only itself but also other units from attacks by aircraft and missiles. It cannot be used for ballistic missile defense.
It isn't uncommon for warships to be seen in the waters near Edinburgh. Last year the Royal Navy warship HMS Prince of Wales was seen in under the Forth Road Bridge.
The 65,000-tonne ship had to travel north of the border for repairs after a specialist team of divers noticed that something was amiss. It was discovered that the battleship’s right propeller shaft was damaged just before it was set to travel across the Atlantic for joint military exercises with the United States Marine Corps and the Royal Canadian Navy.
This meant that the broken warship had to travel from its base in Portsmouth to Rosyth, Scotland. In its place, the HMS Queen Elizabeth was sent across the pond to America. It is understood that once the repairs had been completed, the ship was sent to the States.
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