INTRODUCTION

THE FRIDTJOF NANSEN-CLASS FRIGATES ARE THE MAIN SURFACE

COMBATANT UNITS OF THE ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY.
THE SHIPS ARE NAMED AFTER FAMOUS NORWEGIAN EXPLORERS, WITH
THE LEAD SHIP OF THE CLASS BEARING THE NAME OF FRIDTJOF NANSEN,
THE NORWEGIAN SCIENTIST, EXPLORER AND HUMANITARIAN.
FIVE SHIPS WERE ORDERED FROM SPANISH SHIPBUILDER BAZAN (NOW
NAVANTIA).
AS OF 2011, FIVE SHIPS ARE IN ACTIVE SERVICE.
THE TOTAL PROJECTED COST FOR ALL FIVE SHIPS IS NOK 21 BILLION
(ABOUT USD 3.61 BILLION).

DESIGN
THE FRIGATES WERE ORIGINALLY INTENDED AS A REPLACEMENT FOR
THE AGING OSLO-CLASS FRIGATES, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON
ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE (ASW).
EVENTUALLY, THE NEED FOR A ROBUST ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE AS
WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF INCORPORATING THE NAVAL STRIKE
MISSILE SSM PRODUCED BY NORWEGIAN COMPANY KONGSBERG
DEFENCE & AEROSPACE LED TO A MORE MULTI-ROLE DESIGN.
THE SELECTION OF NAVANTIA AS PRIME CONTRACTOR LED TO THE
DESIGN BEING VERY SIMILAR TO THE SPANISH NAVY'S ALVARO DE
BAZAN-CLASS FRIGATES, INCLUDING THE INCORPORATION OF
LOCKHEED MARTIN'S AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEM.

IMPROVEMENTS
THE NEW FRIGATES WILL PROVE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER THEIR
PREDECESSORS, THE OSLO-CLASS FRIGATES, NOT ONLY IN SIZE, BUT
ALSO IN PERSONNEL, CAPABILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.
COMPARED TO THE OLD OSLO-CLASS VESSELS, THE NEW SHIPS WILL BE
35 METERS LONGER, NINE METERS TALLER AND TWO METERS DEEPER
BELOW WATER.
THEY WILL ALSO BE FIVE METERS BROADER AND HAVE THREE TIMES
THE WATER DISPLACEMENT OF THE OLD SHIPS.
THIS WILL GO A GREAT WAY TO SOLVING ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH
THE OSLO CLASS: LACK OF SPACE AND MUCH DISCOMFORT FOR THE
CREW.

COMMAND & CONTROL

THE INTEGRATED WEAPONS SYSTEM FROM LOCKHEED
MARTIN IS BASED ON THE AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEM FROM
LOCKHEED MARTIN AND ANTI SURFACE AND MSI 2005F ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE SYSTEMS FROM KONGSBERG DEFENCE
AND AEROSPACE.
THE AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEM FOR THE NANSEN IS BASED ON
THE SPY-1F MULTIFUNCTION PHASED ARRAY RADAR, A
SCALED VERSION OF THE AN/SPY-1D IN SERVICE ON US NAVY
AEGIS CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS.
IT PROVIDES MISSILE AND GUN FIRE CONTROL FUNCTIONS,
SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPLE TARGET TRACKING, VOLUME RADAR
SEARCH AND HORIZON SEARCH

SENSORS
THALES UNDERWATER SYSTEMS IS PRIME
CONTRACTOR FOR THE SONAR SUITE WITH
SIMRAD AS A SUBCONTRACTOR.
THE SUITE INCLUDES THE ADVANCED CAPTAS
MK2 V1 COMBINED ACTIVE / PASSIVE TOWED
ARRAY SONAR AND THE SPHERION MRS 2000
HULL-MOUNTED
SONAR PROVIDING
ANTISUBMARINE DETECTION AT SHORT, MEDIUM
AND LONG RANGES.

SPECIFICATIONS

TYPE: MULTI-ROLE FRIGATE (GUIDED MISSILE AND ASW)

DISPLACEMENT: 5,290 TONS FULL LOAD
LENGTH: 134 M (440 FT)
BEAM: 16.8 M (55 FT)
DRAFT: 4.6 M (15 FT)
SPEED: 26 KNOTS (48 KM/H; 30 MPH)+
RANGE: 4,500 NMI (8,300 KM; 5,200 MI) AT 16 KNOTS (30 KM/H; 18
MPH)

REFERENCES
HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/FRIDTJOF_NANSEN-CLASS_FRIGATE
HTTP://WWW.NAVAL-TECHNOLOGY.COM/PROJECTS/NANSEN/
HTTP://
MEDIA.DEFENCEINDUSTRYDAILY.COM/IMAGES/SHIP_FFG_F-310_FRIDTJOF_
NANSEN_SIDE_LG.JPG
HTTP://
WWW.AMIINTER.COM/SAMPLES/NORWAY/IMAGES/FRIDTJOF_NANSEN.JPG
HTTP://MIL.NO/SITES/ARTIKKELBILDER/PUBLISHINGIMAGES/FREGATT.JPG

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