She was laid down on 25 September 1964 and launched on 20 May 1965 by
Helsingør Skinsværft,
Elsinore. Commissioned on 25 May 1966.
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 On 11 June 1980, along with a minelayer
Falster, by aggressive manoeuvring, drove off Polish command landing ship
ORP Grunwald, reconnoitering the Danish coast near
Hesselø island.
1982 Harpoon missile incident In 1982
Peder Skram was involved in the accidental launch of a Harpoon missile, which inflicted no bodily harm.
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.
Peder Skram is today operated as a museum ship on a volunteer basis. It is open to visitors every day from 11am to 5pm in the school summer and autumn vacations and in all weekends in June and August. == Gallery ==