NoCGV Ålesund
 NoCGV Ålesund in Bergen | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Norway
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| Name: | NoCGV Ålesund |
| Namesake: | Ålesund |
| Builder: | Myklebust Mekaniske Verksted, Gurskebotn |
| Commissioned: | 1996 |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type: | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1470 tons |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) |
| Draught: | 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power: | Wärtsilä Wichmann 8V28B, 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement: | 23 (5 officers, 15 other ranks and 3 civilians) |
| Armament: | 40 mm/L60 Bofors cannon |
NoCGV Ålesund is a purpose-built, leased, offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
In November 1995, the Norwegian Coast Guard ordered two purpose-built chartered Fishery Protection Vessels, the Tromsø, a 2,100 ton Polish-built vessel chartered from Tromsø Dampskibsselskab, and Ålesund, a 1,470ton vessel chartered from Remøy Shipping. Ålesund entered service in April 1996, and operated with a part naval, part civilian crew.[2]
Ålesund is named after the city Ålesund in Western Norway. She is a 1,300 ton vessel armed with a Bofors 40 mm gun and Colt 12,7mm heavy machine guns. Ålesund is used for general EEZ patrol, including fishery inspection and search and rescue. She is based at the naval base Haakonsvern in Bergen. Her crew contains 10 officers and 12 conscripts.
References
- ↑ "Alesund (9139763)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-06-04. (registration required (help)).
- 1 2 Baker 1998, p. 567.
- Baker, A.D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
External links
Media related to W312 Ålesund (ship, 1996) at Wikimedia Commons