HDMS Gunnar Thorson (A560)

The HDMS Gunnar Thorson is a Danish environmental protection vessel built for environmental protection and preservation purposes in 1980-1981. Originally operated by the Danish Ministry of Environmental Protection (now Ministry of the Environment, Gunnar Thorson was manned by the Royal Danish Navy throughout its history, but was incorporated fully in the navy on January 1, 1996.

Gunnar Thorson is a lead ship of a class of two EPVs, the other being Gunnar Seidenfaden (A561).