HDMS Peder Skram (F352)

HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was a Peder Skram class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. It is now docked at Holmen in Copenhagen where it serves as a museum ship, part of the Royal Danish Naval Museum. The ship is named after Peder Skram, a 16th-century Danish admiral.

Career
Peder Skram was an innovative design using a hybrid propulsion system, a combined gas turbine and diesel approach (CODOG). Peder Skram underwent significant refit in 1970 and a midlife update 1977–78

1982 Harpoon missile incident
In 1982 Peder Skram was involved in the accidental launch of a Harpoon missile, fortunately without inflicting bodily harm.

Decommissioning
Peder Skram was decommissioned in 1990, internal installations were auctioned off as scrap two years later. In the mid-1990s it was decided to restore her as a museum ship.

Museum ship
Peder Skram is today operated as a museum ship on a volunteer basis. It is open to visitors every day from 11 til 17 in the school summer and autumn vacations and in all week ends in June and August.