Reine-class patrol vessel

The Reine-class patrol vessel is a modified version of the Nornen-class patrol vessels. It is a Norwegian inshore patrol vessel designed for the specific needs of the Norwegian Sea Home Guard. It has the capacity to carry smaller patrol vessels and containers on board. The class is operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy, but also used as a platform for Home Guard training.

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Class overview
NameReine class
BuildersGryfia shipyard, Szczecin, Poland[1]
Operators
In commission2010–present
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics [2]
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage761 GT[dubiousdiscuss]
Displacement748 long tons (760 t)
Length
  • 49.6 m (162 ft 9 in) o/a
  • 42 m (137 ft 10 in) p/p
Beam10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Draught3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Depth5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) cruise
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) maximum
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 1 × 6 m (20 ft) RHIB
  • 1 × 10.5 m (34 ft) RHIB
Capacity
  • 120 m3 (4,200 cu ft) cargo deck area
  • 32 t (31 long tons) bollard pull[1]
Complement20[1]
Armament2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[1]

Design

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The Reine class consists of two vessels of the ST-610 L design by Skipsteknisk AS, built at the Gryfia shipyard in Szczecin, Poland. The vessels were ordered in 2007 and delivered in 2010 and 2011. The class constituted a new capacity for the Norwegian Sea Home Guard and was the first larger modern purpose built vessels in the fleet. They greatly expand the capacity of the smaller patrol crafts of the Hårek and Gyda classes.

Ships in class

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The vessels of the Reine class are named after Norwegian kings. The Norwegian prefix for the vessels were originally SHV short for Sjøheimevernet or "Sea Home Guard", but later changed as they were transferred to the navy.

In 2013 the two vessels in the Reine class were transferred from the Sea Home Guard to the Royal Norwegian Navy. As of July 2018 HNoMS Olav Trygvason (A536) and HNoMS Magnus Lagabøte (A537) are in use by the Naval Logistics Branch.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Olav Tryggvason". Maritimt Magasin (in Norwegian). 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ "ST-610 L main characteristics". skipsteknisk.no. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. ^ Korsvold, Thorstein (12 January 2018). "Marinen får to nye logistikkfartøy" [The Navy gets two new logistics vessels] (in Norwegian). Aldrimer.no. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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