Fridtjof Nansen class frigate
The Fridtjof Nansen class of frigates, for the Royal Norwegian Navy, are a derivative of the Spanish Alvaro de Bazán class of AEGIS-equipped air defense frigates. Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting final systems integration. They will enter service between 2005 and 2010.
Specifications
- Sensors: SPY-1F air search radar, MRS2000 hull-mounted sonar, CAPTAS Mark 2 towed sonar array, 2 × Mark 82 fire-control radar, CS-3701 electronic warfare suite
- Armament: VLS ESSM, NSM SSMs, 12.75" torpedo tubes, 76mm OTO Melara gun, 12.7mm machine gun
- Crew: 146 (26 as spare)
- Dimensions: 132 × 16.8 × 4.9 meters
- Displacement: 5,100 tons, loaded
- Propulsion: Two diesel engines for cruising, one GE LM2500 gas turbine for high speed running, two shafts
- Speed: 26+ knots
- Aviation compliment: Helicopter deck and hangar for one NH90
- Yard: IZAR, Ferrol, Spain
List of ships
- Fridtjof Nansen, launched June 3, 2004.
- Roald Amundsen
- Otto Sverdrup
- Helge Ingstad
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