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ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY (NORWAY)

ESCORTS

VADSØ patrol vessel (1951/1976)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Vadsø P340   Stord Verft   1951 1951 // 1976 stricken 1988

 

Displacement standard, t

600

Displacement full, t

905

Length, m

51.0

Breadth, m

9.00

Draught, m

4.10

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 MAK 8M451 diesel

Power, h. p.

1400

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts) 15000(12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 1 DCR

Electronic equipment

Decca 1226, Decca 202 radars, fishing sonar

Complement

22

Project history: Whaler, purchased and refitted for local patrol duties. Bofors gun was installed instead of harpoon-gun.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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