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NO Svalbard class

2001

Icebreaker and offshore patrol vessel (OPV) is the largest ship in Norways military armed forces (by tonnage). Her primary operating area is in the Arctic waters north of Norway, the Barents Sea and around the Svalbard islands.
IcebreakersIcebreakers · ships
crew:50
full load (tn):6500
length (m):103
beam (m):19
draught (m):6.5
max speed (knots):17

Systems

2Naval Enginediesel-electric
Naval Gunsingle 57 mm

Shipyards

ShipyardBuilt
NO Tangen Verft A/S 1

Aircraft

ManufacturerOperatorTypicalMax
NH Industries NH90 NFH NO Luftforsvaret 1 2
Westland Lynx mk86 NO Kystvakten 1 2

Ships

BuiltDecomShipTransferred to
2001 W303 NO KV Svalbard