Denmark | Operation Safeway

[JamieA]

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Operation Safeway​

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Ministry of Defence, Danish Armed Forces - Operational Directive
Security Clarification: Private & Secure

[1] OVERVIEW

[1a] BACKGROUND​

[1b] OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES​

[1c] CASUALTIES AND LOSSES​

[2] BELLIGERENTS
[3] ORDER OF BATTLE
[4] OPERATION STAGING AREAS
[5] CAMPAIGN REGISTER

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[1] OVERVIEW

[1a] BACKGROUND
With the current crisis happening within the Middle East, the Danish Ministry of Defence have seen it fit to deploy assets into the Mediterranean Sea to ensure there is a smooth transition and passage for both Domestic & Commercial vessels​

[1b] OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. Protect any/and all domestic and commercial fishing vessels within the North Sea
2. Protect and to provide assistance to any/and all domestic and commercial vessels

[1c] CASUALTIES AND LOSSES

BLUFOR​	OPFOR​	NON-COMBATANTS​
0​	0​	0​

[2] BELLIGERENTS

BLUFOR​	OPFOR​
Kingdom of Denmark, Royal Danish Navy - Kommandørkaptajn Ida C. Kjær Kingdom of Denmark, Royal Danish Air Force - Oberstløjtnant Trine M. Holm​	Unknown​

[3] ORDER OF BATTLE

[1] Trafalgar class, HDMS Tumleren S322

[130] Personnel​

[1] Trafalgar class, HDMS Tumleren S323

[130] Personnel​

[1] Absalon class, HDMS Esbern Snare L17

[100] Personnel

[1] Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk WOLF01

[6] Eskadrille 724, A Flight​

[1] Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk WOLF02

[6] Eskadrille 724, A Flight​

[1] Thetis class, HDMS Thetis F357

[60] Personnel​

[1] Thetis class, HDMS Triton F358

[60] Personnel​

[1] Oslo class, HDMS Frederikshavn F373

[129] Personnel​

[1] Oslo class, HDMS Bohr F374

[129] Personnel​

[1] Flyvefisken class, HDMS Glenten P557

[29] Personnel​

[1] Flyvefisken class, HDMS Havkatten P552

[29] Personnel​

[4] OPERATION STAGING AREAS

Designation​	Location​	Status​
Homeport Alpha & Bravo​	Holmen Naval Base & Frederikshavn Naval Base​	On-Going​
Mike 1​	Mediterranean Sea​	NOT OPERATIONAL​

[5] CAMPAIGN REGISTER

Operation Designation​	Dates​	Status​
Operation Safeway​	FEB 2000 - PRESENT​	PREDEPLOYMENT​

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With the Ministry of Defence issuing deployment orders to HDMS Havkatten (P552), HDMS Glenten (P557), HDMS Triton (F358), HDMS Thetis (F357) & HDMS Esbern Snare (L17) the crew would be given 48 hours to prepare to departure and say goodbyes to all loved ones. All vessels would be fuelled to the max as well as all supplies given for atleast 2 months, the aircraft from the Royal Danish Air Force which would be apart of the deployment would be relocated to HDMS Esbern Snare (L17). All ships would be fully armed as well. The vessels would all be given a route to meet up within the North Sea. The British & Dutch Government would be notified that a small deployment of Danish Vessels will be transiting within the North Sea and then into the English Channel. The British Government would also receive a request for docking rights in Gibraltar for refuelling & restocking. All vessels would use the following route: JO > IO > IN > IM > JM > KM

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Copyrighted @ Kingdom of Denmark​

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[JamieA]

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Operation Safeway - Deployment
Security Clarification: Private & Secure

With the Ministry of Defence deeming that a bigger deployment would be needed to not just protect the Danish vessels deploying as well as the civilian & commercial vessels within the region, the following ships were given also given orders to deploy along with the rest of the Danish fleet

HDMS Tumleren (S322)
HDMS Tumleren (S323)
HDMS Frederikshavn (F373)
HDMS HDMS Bohr (F374)

With all the crews saying their goodbyes to their loved ones, with all the vessels now being fully fuelled, fully stocked with consumables for the crew to survive on and fully armed. The ships would begin to deploy from their respected naval bases and head on the following route JO > IO > IN > IM > JM > KM, once again the British (Jamie) & Dutch (Tim) were notified of the deployment on Danish vessels that would be transitioning through the North Sea and English Channel.

The Danish Ministry of Defence through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would also contact the British Ministry of Defence (Jamie) to request to be able to refuel and restock all consumables within Gibraltar for all vessels that are deployed. All the vessels would move along the route JO > IO > IN > IM > JM > KM.

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Copyrighted @ Kingdom of Denmark​

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[JamieA]

vessel(s) would return to their homeport and the operation would be complete/placed on hold