HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F311)

Summary

HNoMS Roald Amundsen is a Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Roald Amundsen in 2018
History
Norway
NameRoald Amundsen
NamesakeNorwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
Ordered23 June 2000
BuilderNavantia, Ferrol
Laid down3 June 2004
Launched24 May 2005
Commissioned21 May 2007
Identification
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeFridtjof Nansen-class frigate
Displacement5,290 tons
Length134 m (439.63 ft)
Beam16.8 m (55.12 ft)
Draft7.6 m (24.93 ft)
Propulsion
Speed27 knots (50.00 km/h)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,334.00 km)
Complement
  • 120 men, accommodations for 146
  • Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1F 3-D multifunction radar
  • Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar
  • Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director
  • MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar
  • Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed sonar
  • 2 × Mark 82 fire-control radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Terma DL-12T decoy launcher, Loki torpedo countermeasure
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × NH90 helicopter

Construction and commissioning edit

Built by the Spanish shipbuilders Navantia, in Ferrol, Roald Amundsen was the second of the Fridtjof Nansen class to be launched and then commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy.[1]

Service edit

In January 2018 Roald Amundsen arrived at Naval Station Norfolk with the German Sachsen-class frigate Hessen, preparatory to both deploying on a Composite Training Unit Exercise with USS Harry S. Truman and Carrier Strike Group 8.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Fregatt – Nansenklassen" (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  2. ^ "German, Norwegian frigates arrive in Norfolk to join Harry S. Truman carrier strike group". navaltoday.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

External links edit

  • "Fridtjof Nansen-class". forsvaret.no. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018. - Royal Norwegian Navy's page on the Fridtjof Nansen class