Fridtjof Nansen class Guided-Missile Destroyer

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.

Specifications

120

crew

troops

5500

full load (tn)

134

length (m)

16.80

beam (m)

7.60

draught (m)

4500

range (nm)

max speed (knots)

Naval Engine diesel

Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500

Naval Engine propulsion system: CODAG

Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS

Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm

Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPY-1 AEGIS

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
Royal Norwegian Air Force	NHI NH90 NFH	0	1

Shipyards

Bazan Ferrol - Ria de Ferrol

List of Ships

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

5 units

Events

2000-jun-23	Ordered	Ordered F313 KNM Helge Instad
2000-jun-23	Ordered	Ordered F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2003-apr-09	Laid down	Laid down F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2004-jun-03	Laid down	Laid down F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2004-jun-25	Launched	Launched F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2005-may-25	Launched	Launched F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2005-may-25	Laid down	Laid down F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2006-apr-05	Commissioned	Commissioned F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2006-apr-28	Launched	Launched F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2006-apr-28	Laid down	Laid down F313 KNM Helge Instad
2007-may-21	Commissioned	Commissioned F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2007-nov-23	Launched	Launched F313 KNM Helge Instad
2007-nov-23	Laid down	Laid down F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2008-apr-30	Commissioned	Commissioned F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2009-feb-11	Launched	Launched F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2009-aug	Deployment	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	Commissioned F313 KNM Helge Instad
2013-dec	Deployment	Deployment F313 KNM Helge Instad in Eastern Mediterranean for chemical disarmament operations off Syria, until May 2014
2014-mar-31	Deployment	Deployment F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 JW 14-1
2014-jul-10	Deployment	Deployment F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen took part in RIMPAC 2014, sinking USS Ogden with a live firing of her Naval Strike Missile
2015-apr-11	Deployment	Deployment F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland
2015-oct-03	Deployment	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	Port Visit F311 KNM Roald Amundsen visit to Devonport for a period of FOST training packages
2017-feb-02	Port Visit	Port Visit F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Visited Plymouth, for a period with FOST.
2017-mar-22	Deployment	Deployment F311 KNM Roald Amundsen Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas.
2017-mar-24	Deployment	Deployment F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas
2017-aug-01	Deployment	Deployment F313 KNM Helge Instad Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
2017-aug-01	Deployment	Deployment F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
2017-nov-28	Port Visit	Port Visit F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup visited West India Docks on 28 Nov, departed 4 Dec 2017.
2018-jan	Deployment	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-08	Deployment	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	Port Visit F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Visited Plymouth for long weekend
2019-feb-26		F313 KNM Helge Instad lifting operation began
2019-mar-02		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-09	Deployment	Deployment F311 KNM Roald Amundsen BALTOPS 19 participated in NATO Baltic exercise during mid Jun.
2019-jun-24	Decommissioned	Decommissioned F313 KNM Helge Instad
2019-dec-12	Deployment	Deployment F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup SNMG1 flagship
2020-sep	Deployment	Deployment F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl participated in Joint Exercise in high arctic with USS Ross, HMS Sutherland and RFA Tidespring.
2021-jan	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped F313 KNM Helge Instad sold to Norscrap West for scrapping
2021-feb-08	Deployment	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
2021-sep	Port Visit	Port Visit F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen visited Norfolk, VA for integration training prior to an assignment with US Navy CSG-8.
2021-dec	Deployment	Deployment F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen departed NS Norfolk as part of USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group for a 6 month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.
2024-mar-03	Deployment	Deployment F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 took part in Ex Nordic Response 2024

2006

Fridtjof Nansen class

Specifications

Aircraft

Shipyards

List of Ships

Events