 Fridtjof Nansen in 2015 |
| History |
 Norway |
| Name: |
Fridtjof Nansen |
| Namesake: |
Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen |
| Builder: |
Navantia, Ferrol |
| Yard number: |
F310 |
| Laid down: |
9 April 2003 |
| Launched: |
3 June 2004 |
| Commissioned: |
5 April 2006 |
| Identification: |
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| Status: |
Active |
| 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: |
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| 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
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Electronic warfare
& decoys: |
Terma DL-12T decoy launcher, Loki torpedo countermeasure |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: |
1 × NH90 helicopter |
HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen is a frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy. Launched on 5 April 2006, she is the lead ship of the Fridtjof Nansen class of warships.
Counter-piracy
On 26 February 2009, the Norwegian government decided to deploy HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen to the Gulf of Aden, thereby participating in the ongoing Operation Atalanta, the European Union's counter-piracy campaign in Somalia. Fridtjof Nansen joined the campaign in August 2009.[1][2]
Fridtjof Nansen's engagement in Operation Atalanta was carried out without a permanently stationed helicopter.[3] Mainly due to delays in delivery of the new NH-90, the ship is equipped with two ultra-fast RHIBs as a replacement.[4]
In November 2009 she became involved in a fire-fight with suspected pirates after being attacked while inspecting a fishing vessel.
