HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F311)

	Roald Amundsen in 2018
History
Norway
Name	Roald Amundsen
Namesake	Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
Ordered	23 June 2000
Builder	Ferrol
Laid down	3 June 2004
Launched	24 May 2005
Commissioned	21 May 2007
Identification	Pennant number: F311; MMSI number: 259042000; Callsign: LABA;
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class and type	Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate
Displacement	5,290 tons
Length	134 m (439.63 ft)
Beam	16.8 m (55.12 ft)
Draft	7.6 m (24.93 ft)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and gas (CODAG); Two BAZAN BRAVO 12V 4.5 MW diesel engines for cruising; One GE LM2500 21.5 MW gas turbine for high speed running; MAAG gearboxes; two shafts driving controllable pitch propellers; Bow Thruster Retractable (Electric)1 MW Brunvoll; Diesel Generators 4 × MTU 396 Serie 12V 1250 KVA;
Speed	27 knots (50.00 km/h)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,334.00 km)
Complement	120 men, accommodations for 146; Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1F 3-D multifunction radar; Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar; Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director; MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar; Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed sonar; 2 × Mark 82 fire-control radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Terma DL-12T decoy launcher, Loki torpedo countermeasure
Armament	8-cell Mk41 VLS for 32 × RIM-162 ESSM; 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSMs; 4 × Sting Ray torpedoes; Depth charges; 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun; 4 × 12,7 mm Browning M2HB HMG; 4 × Protector (RWS) ( Sea PROTECTOR ); 2 × LRAD Long Range Acoustic Device; Prepared for, but not equipped with:; 1 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun to replace the 76 mm; 1 × spare 76mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun; 1 × spare CIWS gun w/ calibre 40 mm or less; 3 × spare 8- cell Mk41 VLS launchers; Low cost ASW; ECM: Active Off-board Decoy;
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter

HNoMS Roald Amundsen is a

Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy

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Construction and commissioning

Built by the Spanish shipbuilders

Ferrol, Roald Amundsen was the second of the Fridtjof Nansen class to be launched and then commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy.^[1]

Service

In January 2018 Roald Amundsen arrived at

Hessen, preparatory to both deploying on a Composite Training Unit Exercise with USS Harry S. Truman and Carrier Strike Group 8.^[2]

References

^ "Fregatt – Nansenklassen" (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^ "German, Norwegian frigates arrive in Norfolk to join Harry S. Truman carrier strike group". navaltoday.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

External links

"Fridtjof Nansen-class". forsvaret.no. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018. - Royal Norwegian Navy's page on the Fridtjof Nansen class

[1] "Fregatt – Nansenklassen" (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[2] "German, Norwegian frigates arrive in Norfolk to join Harry S. Truman carrier strike group". navaltoday.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

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v t e Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates
Fridtjof Nansen Roald Amundsen Otto Sverdrup Helge Ingstad Thor Heyerdahl
Preceded by: Oslo class Followed by: None
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