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Royal Norwegian Navy / Sjøforsvaret
Fridtjof Nansen class Frigate
 

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret navantia bazan ferrol
 
 
Ships:
 
F 310 HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (2006)
F 311 HNoMS Roald Amundsen (2007)
F 312 HNoMS Otto Sverdrup (2008)
F 313 HNoMS Helge Ingstad (2009)
F 314 HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (2011)
  
 
Specifications:
 
Builder: Navantia, Ferrol, Spain
  
Length: 134 meters (440 feet)
Beam: 16,8 meters (55 ft)
Draught: 4,6 meters (15 ft)
Displacement: 5290 tons (full load)
Speed: 27+ knots (50+ km/h)
Range: 4500 NM (8300 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement: 120 (accommodations for 146)

 Propulsion:
CODAG (Combined Diesel and Gas)
1 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (28830 hp / 21,5 MW)
2 x Bazan-Bravo 12V diesel engines (6035 hp / 4,5 MW, each)
2 shafts, 2 propellers, 1 bow thruster
  
 
 Armament:
  
 1 x 8-cell Mk-41 Vertical Launching System / VLS
 for
 RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) - 4 per cell
  
  
8 x KDS Naval Strike Missiles (SSM)
  
 1 x Oto-Melara 76/62SR super rapid gun
  
2 x 324mm twin torpedo tubes for BAE Stingray torpedoes
  
 3 x KDS Sea Protector 12,7mm remote controlled weapon station (RWS)
 or
 3 x Browning M2HB heavy machine guns (12,7mm / caliber .50)
prepared for, but not equipped with:
 1 x Oto-Breda 127/54 gun (instead of the 76/62)
1 x additional Oto-Melara 76/62SR gun
1 x additional 8-cell Mk-41 VLS
1 x CIWS
ECM decoy system
  
 
Aviation:
 flight deck and hangar for 1 x NH90 helicopter

 Systems:
 Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1F 3-D multifunction radar
Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar
Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director
2 × Mark 81 SPG-62 fire-control radar (gun & missile)
Kongsberg MSI 2005F ASW combat system
MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar
Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed array sonar

Condor CS-3701 ECM/ESM suite
Terma DL-12T decoy launcher
Loki torpedo countermeasure
  
 
The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates are the main surface combatant units of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ships are named after famous Norwegian explorers, with the lead ship of the class bearing the name of Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian scientist, explorer and humanitarian. Five ships were ordered from Spanish shipbuilder Bazan (now Navantia).
As of November 2018, four are in active service and one is out of service. Helge Ingstad was lost on 13 November 2018, after she sank following a collision with the Maltese-flagged tanker Sola TS on 8 November. She was run aground to prevent her sinking and to allow her crew to escape. Seven sailors were injured in the incident.

The frigates were originally intended as a replacement for the aging Oslo-class frigates, with a primary focus on anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Eventually, the need for a robust anti-aircraft defense as well as the possibility of incorporating the Naval Strike Missile surface-to-surface missile produced by Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace led to a more multi-role design. The selection of Navantia as prime contractor led to the design being very similar to the Spanish Navy's Alvaro de Bazán-class frigates, including the incorporation of Lockheed Martin's AEGIS combat system.

The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates are larger, and have more personnel and equipment than the Oslo-class frigates. Compared to the Oslo-class vessels, the new vessels are 35 meters longer, nine meters taller and two meters deeper below water. They are also five meters broader and have three times the water displacement of the old ships. The frigates also operates six new NHIndustries NH90 helicopters, with the role as an extended arm of the frigates' ASW and ASuW capabilities.

Unlike the other members of her class, HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F 314) was built with two 8-cell Mk-41 VLS modules instead of one.

source: wikipedia

 
class images
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F 310 HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen

f-311 hnoms knm roald amundsen fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy 21x
F 311 HNoMS Roald Amundsen

f-312 hnoms knm otto sverdrup fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy 27x
F 312 HNoMS Otto Sverdrup

f-313 hnoms knm helge ingstad fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy 19x
F 313 HNoMS Helge Ingstad

f-314 hnoms knm thor heyerdahl fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy 21x
F 314 HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl



ARMAMENT & DETAILS

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large flight deck & hangar

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 45 mk-41 vertical launching system vls oto melara 76/62 gun
8-cell Mk-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for up to 32 RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) - Oto-Melara 76/62 gun

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 37 oto melara 76/62 super rapid gun
Oto-Melara 76/62 Super Rapid gun (76mm / 3-inches / 62-caliber)

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 42 oto melara 76/62 sr gun
Oto-Melara 76/62 Super Rapid gun (76mm / 3-inches / 62-caliber) and 8-cell Mk-41 VLS

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 15 mk-41 vls
16-cell Mk-41 VLS for 64 RIM-162 ESSM missiles (4 per cell) on F 314 Thor Heyerdahl

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 14 oto melara 76/62 3-inches 62-caliber gun
Oto-Melara 76/62 Super Rapid gun (76mm / 3-inches / 62-caliber)

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 52 rim-162 evolved sea sparrow missile essm mk-41 vls
a RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile was fired from the Mk-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 75 rim-162 evolved sea sparrow missile essm mk-41 vls
a RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile was fired from the Mk-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 47 kongsberg defence naval strike missile nsm
Browning caliber .50 (12,7mm) machine gun and Kongsberg Defence Systems Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launcher

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 07 kongsberg defence seaprotector machine gun system
Kongsberg Defence SEAPROTECTOR (caliber .50 / 12,7mm) remote-controlled machine gun system

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 15 kongsberg defence seaprotector mgs
Kongsberg Defence SEAPROTECTOR (caliber .50 / 12,7mm) remote-controlled machine gun system

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 16 bae stingray torpedo
a BAE Stingray Torpedo was loaded into one of the two 324mm twin torpedo tubes

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 76 bae stingray torpedo tubes
integrated twin launcher for Stingray torpedo aboard a Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen class Frigate

fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 77 bae stingray twin torpedo tubes
integrated twin launcher for Stingray torpedo aboard a Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen class Frigate


fridtjof nansen class frigate royal norwegian navy sjoforsvaret 37 browning 12,7mm machine gun
Browning caliber .50 (12,7mm) machine gun
  
 
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