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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jan Mayen class |
| Operators | Norwegian Coast Guard/Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Preceded by | Nordkapp class |
| Cost | 5-billion kroner (for 3 vessels) |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 9,800 tons (standard) |
| Length | 136.4 m (447 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 20V 8000 M91L Diesels 10000Kw |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Complement | max. 100 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky SH-60 (planned) |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar for two helicopters |
The Jan Mayen class is a class of offshore patrol vessels used by the Norwegian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard first announced plans for the class in September 2016, to increase their capability to patrol Norway's expansive coastal waters, and to replace the ageing Nordkapp-class vessels.[1]
Considerably larger than their predecessors, the hulls of these ships were constructed at the Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania.[2] The hulls were then towed to Norway where the ships were outfitted and tested at the Vard Langsten shipyard.[3][4]
The total cost for the 3 ships in the class is expected to be 7.2 billion kroner ($645 million), one of the largest maritime defense expenditures ever made by Norway.[5]
- ^ Nilsen, Thomas. "Vanishing sea ice gives Norway more waters to patrol, orders new Coast Guard vessels". The Independent Barents Observer. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Jan Mayen-Class Vessels". Naval Technology. 2021-03-11.
- ^ "KV Jan Mayen". Vard. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Fra fødsel til ferdig kystvaktfartøy". Forsvarsmateriell. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2024.