The Torpedo missile boat P547 SEHESTED.
The Torpedo missile boat SEHESTED was in the years1975-2000 together with her 9 sisterships the socalled Willemoes-class – also called ”The navy heroes ships” after the names of the heroes:
BILLE, BREDAL, HAMMER, HUITFELDT, KRIEGER, NORBY, RODSTEEN, SEHESTED, SUENSON og WILLEMOES.
SEHESTED is named after Admiral Christen Thomesen Sehested (1664-1736).
Christian Sehested was among others known from the battles of Stralsund and Rügen during the big Nordic war (1700-1721) and he was the first chief in command of the new Naval Academy
The Willemoes class had the weapon power as the same level of a destroyer from 2nd World War.
It had a crew of 24 men and women on a very small space aboard.
P547 Sehested was built on the wharf of Frederikshavn from December 1976 till May 1977
