NoCGV Ålesund

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NoCGV Ålesund in Bergen.jpg
NoCGV Ålesund in Bergen
History
Norway
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:
  • 63.20 m (207 ft 4 in) oa
  • 57.00 m (187 ft 0 in) pp
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

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Baker 1998, p. 567.
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External links

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