 NoCGV Harstad moored in Harstad
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| History | |
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 Norway | |
| Name | NoCGV Harstad |
| Namesake | The town of Harstad |
| Builder | Søviknes yard |
| Commissioned | January 2005 |
| In service | 2009[1] |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Offshore Patrol Vessel |
| Type | Patrol and Oil recovery vessel |
| Displacement | 3,121 long tons (3,171 t) |
| Length | 270 ft (82 m) |
| Beam | 51 ft (16 m) |
| Depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18.4 knots (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × MOB boats type NORSAFE |
| Complement | 26 |
| Armament | 40 mm Bofors |
| Notes |
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NoCGV Harstad is a purpose-built offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard. She is named after the city Harstad in Northern Norway.
Harstad was built as a multipurpose vessel, but optimised for emergency towing of large oil tankers (up to 200,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT)), oil spill clean-up and fire fighting. The most common duty will be fishery inspection and search and rescue in Norway's large exclusive economic zone.
The steadily increasing traffic of large oil tankers along the Norwegian coast explains the need for this type of vessel. The 2023 defence acquisition plan indicated that the ship would receive necessary upgrades to continue in service.[2]
Harstad is equipped for the NATO Submarine Rescue System.
The vessel is built of high-end design. Designer is Rolls-Royce Marine AS, Dept. Ship Technology - Offshore Type: UT 512
- ^ Insinna, Valerie (June 13, 2018). "Norway's Coast Guard stares down big challenges in Arctic". Defense News.
- ^ "Future Acquisitions For the Norwegian Defence Sector 2023–2030" (PDF). Norwegian Defence Ministry. May 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-05.