Fridtjof Nansen class

F100 Alvaro de Bazan
Guided-Missile Destroyer
ships

2006

Guided-Missile Destroyer Fridtjof Nansen class

Officially designated as Frigates, this 5500 tn air defence ships are a derivative of the Spanish Alvaro de Bazan class and are equipped with the american Aegis combat system. Their first deployments were carried out without a permanently stationed helicopter due delays in the delivery of their new NH90 NFHs.

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120	crew
25	troops
5500	full load (tn)
134	length (m)
16.80	beam (m)
7.60	draught (m)
4500	range (nm)
26	max speed (knots)



2	Naval Engine diesel
1	Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500
2	Naval Engine propulsion system: CODAG



1	Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS



1	Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm



1	Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPY-1 AEGIS

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		Typical	Max
Royal Norwegian Air Force	NHI NH90 NFH	0	1

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Royal Norwegian Navy	F310	KNM Fridtjof Nansen	LABN	2006	--
Royal Norwegian Navy	F311	KNM Roald Amundsen	LABA	2007	--
Royal Norwegian Navy	F312	KNM Otto Sverdrup	LABS	2008	--
Royal Norwegian Navy	F313	KNM Helge Instad	LABI	2009	2019
Royal Norwegian Navy	F314	KNM Thor Heyerdahl	LABH	2010	--

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2000-jun-23	Ordered	F313 KNM Helge Instad
2000-jun-23	Ordered	F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2003-apr-9	Laid down	F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2004-jun-3	Laid down	F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2004-jun-25	Launched	F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2005-may-25	Launched	F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2005-may-25	Laid down	F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2006-apr-5	Commissioned	F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2006-apr-28	Launched	F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2006-apr-28	Laid down	F313 KNM Helge Instad
2007-may-21	Commissioned	F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2007-nov-23	Launched	F313 KNM Helge Instad
2007-nov-23	Laid down	F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2008-apr-30	Commissioned	F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2009-feb-11	Launched	F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2009-aug	Deployment	F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Combined Task Force 150 deployed to Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy mission with Operation Atalanta.
2009-sep-29	Commissioned	F313 KNM Helge Instad
2013-dec	Deployment	F313 KNM Helge Instad in Eastern Mediterranean for chemical disarmament operations off Syria, until May 2014
2014-mar-31	Deployment	F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 JW 14-1
2015-apr-11	Deployment	F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland
2015-oct-3	Deployment	F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2016-jan-28	Port Visit	F311 KNM Roald Amundsen visit to Devonport for a period of FOST training packages
2017-feb-2	Port Visit	F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Visited Plymouth, for a period with FOST.
2017-mar-22	Deployment	F311 KNM Roald Amundsen Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas.
2017-mar-24	Deployment	F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas
2017-aug-1	Deployment	F313 KNM Helge Instad Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
2017-aug-1	Deployment	F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
2017-nov-28	Port Visit	F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup visited West India Docks on 28 Nov, departed 4 Dec 2017.
2018-jan	Deployment	F311 KNM Roald Amundsen departed Norway. Arrived NS Norfolk 26 Jan for 6 month work up and deployment with USS Harry S Truman Strike Group in US 6th Fleet area of operations.
2018-nov-8	Deployment	F313 KNM Helge Instad SNMG1 While with NATO SNMG1, in collision with oil tanker Sola TS in Hjeltefjorden, just north of Stureterminal in western Norway, before dawn. Tugs drove Helge Ingstad aground to prevent her sinking in the deep waters of the fjord. Her starboard side is submerged, stern low. By 12 Nov, attached cables failed to prevent her shifting into deeper water and becoming almost completely submerged. She was finally lifted on 27 Feb 2019 and moved out for repair assessment.
2019-jan-18	Port Visit	F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Visited Plymouth for long weekend
2019-feb-26		F313 KNM Helge Instad lifting operation began
2019-mar-2		F313 KNM Helge Instad placed on Boa barge 33 arrived at the Haakonsvern naval base
2019-may-14		F313 KNM Helge Instad cost of repairing Helge Ingstad estimated over US$1.4 billion
2019-jun-9	Deployment	F311 KNM Roald Amundsen BALTOPS 19 participated in NATO Baltic exercise during mid Jun.
2019-jun-24	Decommissioned	F313 KNM Helge Instad
2019-dec-12	Deployment	F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup SNMG1 flagship
2020-sep	Deployment	F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl participated in Joint Exercise in high arctic with USS Ross, HMS Sutherland and RFA Tidespring.
2021-jan	Fate: scrapped	F313 KNM Helge Instad sold to Norscrap West for scrapping
2021-feb-8	Deployment	F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Operating in and around Plymouth for at least a week of FOST training
2021-may		F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Formidable Shield 2021

Fridtjof Nansen class

2006

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