HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F314)

HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl is a Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Exercising with HMS Lancaster in March 2021
History
Norway
NameThor Heyerdahl
NamesakeNorwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl
Ordered23 June 2000
BuilderNavantia, Ferrol
Laid down23 November 2007
Launched11 February 2009
Commissioned18 February 2011
Identification
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeFridtjof Nansen-class frigate
Displacement5,290 tons
Length134 m (439.63 ft)
Beam16.8 m (55.12 ft)
Draft7.6 m (24.93 ft)
Propulsion
Speed27 knots (50.00 km/h)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,334.00 km)
Complement
  • 120 men, accommodations for 146
  • Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1F 3-D multifunction radar
  • Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar
  • Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director
  • MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar
  • Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed sonar
  • 2 × Mark 82 fire-control radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Terma DL-12T decoy launcher, Loki torpedo countermeasure
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × NH90 helicopter

Construction and commissioning

Built by the Spanish shipbuilders Navantia, in Ferrol, Thor Heyerdahl was the fifth and last of the Fridtjof Nansen class to be launched and then commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy.[1] Unlike the other members of her class, she was built with two 8-cell VLS modules instead of one.

References
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  1. "Fregatt – Nansenklassen" (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  • "Fridtjof Nansen-class". forsvaret.no. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018. - Royal Norwegian Navy's page on the Fridtjof Nansen class
Thor Heyerdahl in 2011
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