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NoCGV Bergen visiting in Lysekil, Sweden
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Class overview | |
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Name | Barentshav class |
Builders | Myklebust Verft |
Operators | Royal Norwegian Navy |
In commission | 2009- |
Planned | 3 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 3,200 long tons (3,251 t) |
Length | 303 ft (92 m) |
Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
Draught | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
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Complement | 8 officers (combination of civilian and military) and 8 conscripts, designed for a crew of 40 |
Armament | Bofors 40 mm gun |
Notes |
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The Barentshav class of offshore patrol vessels consists of three vessels powered by liquefied natural gas. Ordered for the Norwegian Coast Guard, their main tasks are EEZ patrol, fishery inspection, search and rescue as well as tug readiness along the shore of Norway which is seeing increasing traffic from tankers.