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ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY (NORWAY)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

TYR controlled minefield tender (1981/1995)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Tyr (ex-Standby Master) N50   Voldnse Skipsverft, Fosnavåg 23.1.1981 23.5.1981 8.1981 // 7.3.1995 stricken 8.2014

 

Displacement standard, t

495

Displacement full, t

650

Length, m

36.0 pp 42.3 oa

Breadth, m

10.1

Draught, m

4.20

No of shafts

1

Machinery

2 Deutz SBA12M816 diesels

Power, h. p.

1370

Max speed, kts

13

Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

mines

Electronic equipment

Furuno FR711, Furuno 1011 radars

Complement

22

Project history: Former oilfield standby safety and pollution-control ship, acquired as a replacement for the controlled minefield tender Borgen. 2 mine rails.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Tyr 2008

 

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