Oksøy-class mine hunter

Norwegian navy ship class

Class overview
Hinnøy in 2013.
Name	Oksøy class
Builders	Kvaerner Mandal, Mandal, Norway
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
In commission	1995–present
Completed	4
Active	3
Retired	1
General characteristics ^[1]
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	375 tonnes^[2]
Length	55.2 metres
Beam	13.6 metres
Height	21 metres
Draught	2.5 metres
Propulsion	2 × 2.7 MW (3,621 hp) MTU 12V 396 TE84 diesel engines 2 × Kvaerner water jets
Speed	Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	1,500 mi (2,400 km)
Complement	32 ^[3]
Sensors and processing systems	Oropesa mechanical sweep Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) Agate (Air Gun and Transducer Equipment) acoustic minesweeping system Elma magnetic sweepers
Armament	1 × Sadral surface-to-air missile system 1 or 2 × Rheinmetall 20 mm AA guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns

The Oksøy-class mine hunters are a class of vessels of the Royal Norwegian Navy active since the mid-1990s.

Almost identical to the Alta class, the only differences are the equipment on the aft deck and aft 1. deck, the sonars (two instead of one), and the length of the superstructure on 1. deck. The minehunters carry two ROV's, and when in active service a few highly trained divers, with competence in mine clearing. While the minesweepers have only one rigid inflatable boat, the Oksøy-class carries two, one for the divers and one for other purposes.

Ships

Number	Name	Builder	Commissioned	Status
Oksøy class^[4]
M340	Oksøy	Kvaerner, Mandal	24 March 1994	Ran aground in Hjeltefjorden in 2005; sold in 2009.
M341	Karmøy		24 October 1994	Scrapped alongside M350 Alta some time prior to 23 July 2022^[5]
M342	Måløy		24 March 1995
M343	Hinnøy		8 September 1995

Service history

HNoMS Oksøy was damaged when it ran aground in 2005.

References

^ "Oksoy and Alta Class Minesweepers and Minehunters - Naval Technology". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
^ "Oksøy-class and Alta-class - Forsvaret.no". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
^ "Oksøy-class and Alta-class - Forsvaret.no". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
^ Stephen Saunders, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004-2005. London: Jane's Information Group. p. 517. ISBN 0710626231.
^ "Scrapyard Ships". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

External links

Oksøy and Alta class
Alta / Oksoy Surface Effect Ship (SES)

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Organization

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Navy Fleet

Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate Skjold-class corvette Ula-class submarine Type 212CD submarine
Alta-class minesweeper Oksøy-class mine hunter Reine-class patrol vessel SB90N-class fast assault craft
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Intelligence^[ii]

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History

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^ In English, the Royal Norwegian Navy is the larger military branch that includes both the Coast Guard and the Navy Fleet. However, in Norwegian, the larger branch is called the Sea Defence, and the term Navy refers to the Navy Fleet.
^ Unarmed intelligence vessels. The Norwegian Intelligence Service is not a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but they both answer to the Chief of Defence.