Snøgg-class missile torpedo boat
The Snøgg class was a Royal Norwegian Navy class of fast patrol boats (FPB). It might also be classified as a torpedo boat or a missile boat. In Norway this type of vessel is called a missile torpedo boat (MTB). The class was named after its lead vessel, Snøgg, which is a Norwegian word meaning "fast". All of the subsequent names are synonyms of "fast".
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Built | 1970–1971 |
| In commission | 1970–1995 |
| Completed | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 138 long tons (140 t) |
| Length | 36.5 m (119 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Maybach diesel engines, 7,200 hp (5,369 kW) total |
| Speed | 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
| Range | 880 km (550 mi) |
| Complement | 19 |
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Six vessels were built during 1970 and 1971 to replace the ageing Rapp class. Designed by Lieutenant-commander (later Captain) Harald Henriksen as a development of the Storm class. None of the vessels are left in Norwegian service today, they have been succeeded by the Hauk and Skjold classes.
Vessels
Listed here in order of delivery with their pennant numbers in RNoN service:
- HNoMS Snøgg (P980) (1970-1994)
- HNoMS Rapp (P981)
- HNoMS Snar (P982)
- HNoMS Rask (P983)
- HNoMS Kvikk (P984) (1970-1995)
- HNoMS Kjapp (P985)
Note: The Norwegian prefix for RNoN vessels is KNM.
Sources
- Information folder from Forsvarets rekrutterings- og mediesenter (Norwegian defence recruitment and media centre) 1991/92 (in Norwegian)
- Royal Norwegian Navy history web page (in Norwegian)