Additional Info

• Ships in class

  NAME	NUMBER	LAUNCHED	COMMISSIONED	HOMEPORT
  Fridtjof Nansen	F-310	3 June 2004	5 April 2006	Haakonsvern
  Roald Amundsen	F-311	25 May 2005	21 May 2007	Haakonsvern
  Otto Sverdrup	F-312	28 April 2006	30 April 2008	Haakonsvern
  Helge Ingstad	F-313	23 November 2007	29 September 2009	Haakonsvern
  Thor Heyerdahl	F-314	11 February 2009	18 January 2011	Haakonsvern

• Length
  • 132 meters
• Beam
  • 16.8 meters
• Draft
  • 4.9 meters
• Displacement
  • 5,290 tonnes.
• Propulsion
  • CODAG (Combined diesel and gas)
  • 1 GE LM-2500 gas turbine of 21.5 MW
  • 1 bow thrusters retractable
  • Two variable pitch propellers.
  • Active Stabilizing Fins
• Electric power
  • 4 diesel generators MTU 396 series 12V of power 1,250 each.
• Speed
  • 27 knots.
• Range
  • 4,500 NM at 16 knots.
• Complement
  • 146
• Sensors
  • Air multifunction radar: 3D Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1F.
  • Surface radar: 2 Regulusutech RSR21N in band X
  • Navigation radar: 1 radar in band I
  • IRST (Infra-Red Search and Track): Sagem Vigy 20
  • Radar illuminator: 2 Raytheon AN/SPG-62 (Mk-81)
  • Hull Sonar:Spherion MRS 2000
  • Variable Depth Sonar (VDS):Thales Captas Mk-2 V1
  • IRST (Infrared Search and Track):
  • IFF (Identification Friend or Foe):Type MK 12
• ESM/ECM
  • Tactical radar ESM Harris ES-3701
• Countermeasures
  • Terma DL-12T decoy launchers
  • Loki acoustic torpedo countermeasures
• Systems
  • Aegis Combat System Mk-7
  • Kongsberg MSI 2005F ASW combat system
  • Integrated Bridge Control System from Norcontrol.
  • Link 11/16
  • Integrated Communications Control System ICCS
  • Communications   SATCOM, SHF SATCOM, INMARSAT, UHF, HF, VHF, GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress & Safety System), Iridium.
• Weapons
  • 1 Lockheed Martin Mk-41 VLS 8 cells (ESSM RIM 162B)
  • 1 gun OTO Breda SR 76mm.
  • 2 double torpedo launchers for Sting Ray lightweight torpedoes.
  • 8 SSM Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship missile.
  • 2 × LRAD Long Range Acoustic Device
• Aircraft carried
  • 1 NH Industries NH-90 helicopter