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Royal Norwegian Navy / Sjøforsvaret Skjold class Corvette |
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P 960 HNoMS Skjold (1999) P 961 HNoMS Storm (2010) P 962 HNoMS Skudd (2010) P 963 HNoMS Steil (2011) P 964 HNoMS Glimt (2012) P 965 HNoMS Gnist (2012) |
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Builder: Umoe Mandal Shipbuilding, Mandal, Norway Length: 47,5 meters (155.8 feet) Beam: 13,5 meters (44 ft) Draught: 2,2 meters (7.2 ft) / 1 meter (3.3 ft) on cushion Displacement: 274 tons (full load) Speed: 45 knots (83 km/h) in sea state 3 25 knots (46 km/h) in sea state 5 60 knots (110 km/h) in calm sea Range: 800 NM (1500 km) at 40 knots (74 km/h) Complement: 15-16 Propulsion: COGAG (Combined Gas and Gas) 2 x Pratt & Whitney ST 18M gas turbines 2 x Pratt & Whitney ST 40M gas turbines 2 x Rolls-Royce Kamewa waterjets 12000 kW (16092 hp)
Aviation: none Systems: Thales MRR-3D-NG air/surface radar Saab Ceros 200 fire control radar CS-3701 electronic warfare suite Sagem Vigy 20 electro-optical sensor Rheinmetall TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher |
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Skjold-class corvettes (skjold means
"shield" in Norwegian) are a class of six large, superfast, stealth
missile corvettes in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy. The
boats were formerly classed as MTBs (motor torpedo boats) but, from
2009, the Royal Norwegian Navy has described them as corvettes
(korvett) because their seaworthiness is seen as comparable to
corvettes, and because they do not carry torpedoes. They were built
at the Umoe Mandal yard. With a maximum speed of 60 knots (110
km/h), the Skjold-class corvettes were the fastest combat ships
afloat at the time of their introduction. Development and production: The Skjold-class vessels began with the development of the Royal Norwegian Navy's "Project SMP 6081", and the first preproduction version was ordered on 30 August 1996. The first ship of its class, P960, was launched on 22 September 1998 and commissioned 17 April 1999. A Norwegian Parliamentary White Paper of 2001 recommended building five additional boats, and this was agreed to in 2002. Six Skjold-class vessels replaced the Royal Norwegian Navy's previous fourteen Hauk-class patrol boats. Design: The Skjold design is a surface effect craft, constructed of glass fibre/carbon composite materials. Buoyancy is augmented underway by a fan-blown skirted compartment between the two rigid catamaran-type hulls. This provides an alternative solution to the planing hull/vee hull compromise: the air cushion reduces wave slam at high speeds while presenting a low-drag flat planing profile at the waterline. To ensure stealth capabilities, anechoic coatings of radar absorbent materials (RAM) have been used in the load-bearing structures over large areas of the ship. This strategy leads to significant weight saving compared to the conventional construction technique of applying RAM cladding to the external surfaces. The ship's profile has a faceted appearance with no right angle structures and few orientations of reflective panels. Doors and hatches are flush with the surfaces and the windows are flush without visible coaming (edge of window aperture) and are fitted with radar reflective screens. The vessels are additionally protected by the Rheinmetall MASS sensor / decoy system. The final design was changed compared to the prototype Skjold, which itself was rebuilt to the new specifications. Most notably, the vessels use 4 gas turbines combined by Renk COGAG gear units built in a lightweight design. The smaller gas turbines rated 2,000 kW turbines are used for cruising speed. For sprint speed a second, larger gas turbine is combined providing a total of 6,000 kW to the waterjet on each shaft line. Two MTU 123 cruise diesel propulsion units used previously at loiter speeds were removed. The foredeck was strengthened to accommodate the addition of a 76 mm Otobreda Super Rapid gun. The hull material was produced by a different method to improve strength and minimize vulnerability to fire. The bridge saw some changes, including an upgrade to six weapon systems control consoles. The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard expressed interest in the design and leased the P960 for a period of one year, from 2001 until 2002. During that time it was operated by a 14-man Norwegian crew out of Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek. source: wikipedia |
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class images for more images go to the individual ship-site |
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 P 960 HNoMS Skjold  P 961 HNoMS Storm  P 962 HNoMS Skudd  P 963 HNoMS Steil  P 964 HNoMS Glimt  P 965 HNoMS Gnist ARMAMENT + DETAILS        at Umoe Mandal Shipyard  Oto Melara 76/62 (76mm / 3-inches / 62-caliber) super rapid gun  Oto Melara 76/62 (76mm / 3-inches / 62-caliber) super rapid gun  Oto Melara 76/62 (76mm / 3-inches / 62-caliber) super rapid gun  Oto Melara 76/62 (76mm / 3-inches / 62-caliber) super rapid gun  76mm (3 inches) ammunition magazine for Oto Melara 76/62 gun  Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launcher (2x4)  Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launcher (2x4)  Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launcher (2x4)  with 2 x Kongsberg SEA PROTECTOR / caliber .50 (12,7mm) remote-controlled machine gun system  Browning caliber .50 (12,7mm) machine gun     |
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