Tyr in Harstad in June 2011.
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History | |
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Norway | |
Name | HNoMS Tyr |
Namesake | Norse god Týr |
Builder | Voldnes Skipsverft, Fosnavåg (31) |
Laid down | 23 January 1981 |
Launched | 23 May 1981 |
Completed | August 1981 |
Commissioned | 7 March 1995 |
Decommissioned | August 2014 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold to Idefix Danmark ApS, Hobro. Renamed IDEFIX.Sold to Pelorus Yachting, Renamed PolarXplorer |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 735 tons full load |
Length | 42.5 m (139.4 ft) |
Beam | 10 m (32.8 ft) |
Draught | 6.5 m (21.3 ft) |
Ice class | 1A |
Propulsion | Two x Deutch BA 12M816 |
Speed | 18 knots (33.3 km/h) |
Range | 17,000 nautical miles |
Complement | 20 |
Armament | M2HB MG |
HNoMS Tyr was a mine control vessel used for underwater search and recovery by the Royal Norwegian Navy. It was decommissioned in 2014 and sold to private owners.