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NO Fridtjof Nansen class

ES F100 Alvaro de Bazan

Guided-Missile Destroyer

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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


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

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

1Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS

1Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm

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

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Typical Max
NO Royal Norwegian Air Force NHI NH90 NFH 01










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2006--NORoyal Norwegian NavyF310KNM Fridtjof NansenLABN
2007--NORoyal Norwegian NavyF311KNM Roald AmundsenLABA
2008--NORoyal Norwegian NavyF312KNM Otto SverdrupLABS
20092019NORoyal Norwegian NavyF313KNM Helge Instad LABI
2010--NORoyal Norwegian NavyF314KNM Thor Heyerdahl LABH

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  Events


2000-jun-23OrderedOrdered NO F313 KNM Helge Instad
2000-jun-23OrderedOrdered NO F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2003-apr-09Laid downLaid down NO F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2004-jun-03Laid downLaid down NO F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2004-jun-25LaunchedLaunched NO F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2005-may-25LaunchedLaunched NO F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2005-may-25Laid downLaid down NO F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2006-apr-05CommissionedCommissioned NO F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen
2006-apr-28LaunchedLaunched NO F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2006-apr-28Laid downLaid down NO F313 KNM Helge Instad
2007-may-21CommissionedCommissioned NO F311 KNM Roald Amundsen
2007-nov-23LaunchedLaunched NO F313 KNM Helge Instad
2007-nov-23Laid downLaid down NO F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2008-apr-30CommissionedCommissioned NO F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup
2009-feb-11LaunchedLaunched NO F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl
2009-augDeploymentDeployment NO F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Combined Task Force 150 deployed to Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy mission with Operation Atalanta.
2009-sep-29CommissionedCommissioned NO F313 KNM Helge Instad
2013-decDeploymentDeployment NO F313 KNM Helge Instad in Eastern Mediterranean for chemical disarmament operations off Syria, until May 2014
2014-mar-31DeploymentDeployment NO F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 JW 14-1
2015-apr-11DeploymentDeployment NO F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland
2015-oct-03DeploymentDeployment NO F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2016-jan-28Port VisitPort Visit NO F311 KNM Roald Amundsen visit to Devonport for a period of FOST training packages
2017-feb-02Port VisitPort Visit NO F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Visited Plymouth, for a period with FOST.
2017-mar-22DeploymentDeployment NO F311 KNM Roald Amundsen Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas.
2017-mar-24DeploymentDeployment NO F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas
2017-aug-01DeploymentDeployment NO F313 KNM Helge Instad Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
2017-aug-01DeploymentDeployment NO F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
2017-nov-28Port VisitPort Visit NO F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup visited West India Docks on 28 Nov, departed 4 Dec 2017.
2018-janDeploymentDeployment NO 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-08DeploymentDeployment NO 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-18Port VisitPort Visit NO F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl Visited Plymouth for long weekend
2019-feb-26 NO F313 KNM Helge Instad lifting operation began
2019-mar-02 NO F313 KNM Helge Instad placed on Boa barge 33 arrived at the Haakonsvern naval base
2019-may-14 NO F313 KNM Helge Instad cost of repairing Helge Ingstad estimated over US$1.4 billion
2019-jun-09DeploymentDeployment NO F311 KNM Roald Amundsen BALTOPS 19 participated in NATO Baltic exercise during mid Jun.
2019-jun-24DecommissionedDecommissioned NO F313 KNM Helge Instad
2019-dec-12DeploymentDeployment NO F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup SNMG1 flagship
2020-sepDeploymentDeployment NO F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl participated in Joint Exercise in high arctic with USS Ross, HMS Sutherland and RFA Tidespring.
2021-janFate: scrappedFate: scrapped NO F313 KNM Helge Instad sold to Norscrap West for scrapping
2021-feb-08DeploymentDeployment NO F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup Operating in and around Plymouth for at least a week of FOST training
2021-may NO F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen Formidable Shield 2021









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