FRIDTJOF NANSEN fishery protection vessel (1931)

Fridtjof Nansen 1940

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Fridtjof Nansen			Carljohansværns Værft, Horten	1928	5.11.1930	6/1931	wrecked 8.11.1940

Displacement standard, t
1275

Displacement full, t
1545

Length, m
73.0 pp

Breadth, m
10.6

Draught, m
5.00

No of shafts
2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 boilers

Power, h. p.

2000

Max speed, kts

15

Fuel, t

coal 150 + oil 95

Endurance, nm(kts)

Armament

2 x 1 - 102/37 Bofors, 2 x 1 - 47/46 Bofors, 1 seaplane

Complement
67

Project history: Largest and having the greatest battle value fishery protection ship, with characteristics very close to Danish Hvidbjornen and Ingolf.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Fridtjof Nansen ran on rocks at Jan-Majen island 8.11.1940.

Fridtjof Nansen 1931

ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY (NORWAY)

FISHERY PROTECTION AND COAST GUARD SHIPS

FRIDTJOF NANSEN fishery protection vessel (1931)

Displacement standard, t	1275
Displacement full, t	1545
Length, m	73.0 pp
Breadth, m	10.6
Draught, m	5.00
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	2000
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	coal 150 + oil 95
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	2 x 1 - 102/37 Bofors, 2 x 1 - 47/46 Bofors, 1 seaplane
Complement	67