HNoMS Otto Sverdrup (F312)

HNoMS Otto Sverdrup is a Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Otto Sverdrup in 2009
History
Norway
NameOtto Sverdrup
NamesakeNorwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup
Ordered23 June 2000
BuilderNavantia, Ferrol
Laid down25 May 2005
Launched28 April 2006
Commissioned30 April 2008
Identification
StatusActive
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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

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

Service

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In November 2017 Otto Sverdrup visited London's West India Dock with the Portuguese frigate Francisco de Almeida. Both ships were part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 at the time.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Fregatt – Nansenklassen" (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  2. ^ "Norwegian Navy ship HNoMS Otto Sverdrup". isleofdogslife. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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  • "Fridtjof Nansen-class". forsvaret.no. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018. - Royal Norwegian Navy's page on the Fridtjof Nansen class