OKSØY surface-effect minehunters / minesweepers (1994-1997)
Karmøy 2010
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Oksøy | M340 | Kværner, Mandal | 1994 | 15.8.1994 | wrecked 2.2005, CTL, stricken 4.2009 | ||
| Karmøy | M341 | Kværner, Mandal | 1994 | 9.1.1995 | in service (2019) | ||
| Måløy | M342 | Kværner, Mandal | 1995 | 24.3.1995 | in service (2019) | ||
| Hinnoy | M343 | Kværner, Mandal | 1995 | 8.9.1995 | in service (2019) | ||
| Alta | M350 | Kværner, Mandal | 1995 | 12.1.1996 | in service (2019) | ||
| Otra | M351 | Kværner, Mandal | 1995 | 8.11.1996 | in service (2019) | ||
| Rauma | M352 | Kværner, Mandal | 1996 | 2.12.1996 | in service (2019) | ||
| Orkla | M353 | Kværner, Mandal | 1996 | 4.4.1997 | fire 19.11.2002 | ||
| Glomma | M354 | Kværner, Mandal | 1997 | 1.7.1997 | stricken 4.2009 |
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Displacement standard, t |
343 |
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Displacement full, t |
375 |
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Length, m |
52.0 pp 55.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
13.3 |
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Draught, m |
2.35 floating 0.87 on cushion |
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No of shafts |
2 waterjets + 2 lift fans |
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Machinery |
2 MTU 12V396 TE84 diesels + 2 MTU 8V396 TE54 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
3800 + 1880 |
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Max speed, kts |
30 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 65 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
1200(20) |
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Armament |
M340-343: 1 x 2 Simbad SAM (~8 Mistral), 1 x 1 - 20/90 Mk 20 Rh202, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2x Pluto Plus USV, decompression chamber M350-354: 1 x 2 Simbad SAM (~8 Mistral), 3 x 1 - 12.7/90, Oropesa mechanical, AGATE acoustic, ELMA magnetic minesweeping gear |
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Electronic equipment |
M340-343: 2x Decca RN88 radars, TSM-2023N sonar M350-354: 2x Decca RN88 radars, SA950 sonar |
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Complement |
M340-343: 38 M350-354: 32 |
Project history: Surface-effect minehunters and minesweepers. Rigid-sidewall air-cushion design. All machinery mounted on main deck level to reduce acoustic and magnetic signatures.
Modernizations: 2008-2011, Karmøy, Måløy, Hinnøy: - 2x Pluto Plus USV, TSM-2023N sonar; + 2x HUGIN1000 USV, TSM-2022 Mk 3 sonar
2008-2011, Alta, Otra, Rauma: - SA950 sonar; + TSM-2022 Mk 3 sonar
Naval service: Orkla suffered a catastrophic fire and subsequently sank at sea 19.11.2002. Oksøy ran aground on coastal rock in February 2005 but never was repaired and stricken in 2009.
Otra 2014
© Ivan Gogin, 2019