Construction
The three ships were built by Alborg Vaerft, at their shipyard in Alborg, Denmark. Olfert Fischer was the second to be built: she was laid down on 6 December 1978, and launched on 12 January 1980.
Althoigh scheduled to commission on 25 May 1981, a fire broke out in the engine room eleven days prior, and the time required to repair the ship meant that she missed this date. Oelfert Fischer entered service on 16 October 1981. The corvette, along with her two sister ships, was based at Korsør on Sealand Island.
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