Norwegian Coastguard OPVs
Here's an example of one of five hulls that the Norwegian Coastguard have built. They use two crews, 3 weeks on 3 weeks off, ship returns after 3 weeks, crews handover & straight back out to sea.
On November 24, 2004 the Norwegian Coast Guard signed contract for five new patrol vessel of the ST-610 type. They will be delivered 12-14 months after the contract was signed. The vessels will be leased for 15 years. These purpose-built vessels will replace the five oldest vessels in the inner coast guard (No:indre kystvakt). They will provide significantly improved capabilities in all regards compared to the vessels they will replace. This includes seaworthiness (they are larger), towing capacity, fire fighting and environmental protection (collecting oil spills). The aft deck is for winch only.
Specifications:
Length: 47.2m
Beam: 10.3m
Displacement: 700 tonnes
Speed: 17 knots
Bollard pull: 20+ ton
Engines: 2000kW (diesel electric), 1 bow thruster
Gun: Probably 20mm
Or a bigger version:
Specifications:
Displacement: 6500 tonnes
Length: 103.7 m (340.2ft) overall
89 m (292 ft) waterline
Beam: 19.1 m (62.6 ft)
Height: 8.3 m (27.2 ft)
Draft: 6.5 m (21.3 ft)
Power: 4 x 3390 kW BRG-8 diesel generators
Propulsion: 2 x 5 MW Azipod electric motors
Speed: 17.5 kn
Range: ?
Complement: ?
Aircraft: Capacity for two helicopters;
one Lynx carried initially, NH90 from 2007
Radar: EADS TRS-3D /16 ES with IFF
Gun: Bofors 57 mm, 12.7 mm
Cost: 575 million NOK (80 million USD), radar and helicopter not included
Here's an example of one of five hulls that the Norwegian Coastguard have built. They use two crews, 3 weeks on 3 weeks off, ship returns after 3 weeks, crews handover & straight back out to sea.
On November 24, 2004 the Norwegian Coast Guard signed contract for five new patrol vessel of the ST-610 type. They will be delivered 12-14 months after the contract was signed. The vessels will be leased for 15 years. These purpose-built vessels will replace the five oldest vessels in the inner coast guard (No:indre kystvakt). They will provide significantly improved capabilities in all regards compared to the vessels they will replace. This includes seaworthiness (they are larger), towing capacity, fire fighting and environmental protection (collecting oil spills). The aft deck is for winch only.
Specifications:
Length: 47.2m
Beam: 10.3m
Displacement: 700 tonnes
Speed: 17 knots
Bollard pull: 20+ ton
Engines: 2000kW (diesel electric), 1 bow thruster
Gun: Probably 20mm
Or a bigger version:
Specifications:
Displacement: 6500 tonnes
Length: 103.7 m (340.2ft) overall
89 m (292 ft) waterline
Beam: 19.1 m (62.6 ft)
Height: 8.3 m (27.2 ft)
Draft: 6.5 m (21.3 ft)
Power: 4 x 3390 kW BRG-8 diesel generators
Propulsion: 2 x 5 MW Azipod electric motors
Speed: 17.5 kn
Range: ?
Complement: ?
Aircraft: Capacity for two helicopters;
one Lynx carried initially, NH90 from 2007
Radar: EADS TRS-3D /16 ES with IFF
Gun: Bofors 57 mm, 12.7 mm
Cost: 575 million NOK (80 million USD), radar and helicopter not included
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