Haakon VII 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Haakon VII (ex-Gardiners Bay) | A537 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 3.1944 | 2.12.1944 | 2.1945 // 17.5.1958 | stricken 1974 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1766 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2800 |
|
Length, m |
91.4 wl 94.7 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
12.5 |
|
Draught, m |
3.78 full load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
4 diesel-generators, 2 electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
6080 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 260 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000 (12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 1 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 DCT, 2 DCR |
|
Electronic equipment |
presumably SA, SF or SL or SU, Mk 26 radars, QGa sonar |
|
Complement |
215 + 86 cadets |
Project history: Former USN seaplane tender of Barnegat class. Taken over by Norway and converted to TS for midshipmen.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015