Hauk class patrol boat
 The Hauk class MTB HNoMS Lom |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hauk |
| Builders: | Bergens Mek Verksteder, Westamarin A/S, Alta |
| Operators: |  Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Succeeded by: | Skjold |
| Subclasses: | Super-Hauk |
| In commission: | 1977-2001, 2001-2008 (Super-Hauk) |
| Planned: | 14 |
| Completed: | 14 |
| Retired: | 14 |
| Scrapped: | 14 (?) |
| Preserved: | 0 (?) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol boat and MTB |
| Displacement: | 120 tons standard, 160 tons full load |
| Length: | 36.5 m (120 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
| Draft: | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x MTU 16V 538 TB92 diesels; 2 shafts, 6,820 hp(m), 5 ‘‘MW‘‘ |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 440 mi (710 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 24 (including 6 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Surface search/navigation; 2 x Litton radars (I-band) Weapons control; Kongsberg MSI-80S or Sagem VIGY-20 optronic director Combat data systems; DCN SENIT 2000 (from late 2001) and Link 11 Others; EO-sensor |
| Armament: | 6 x Mk 2 Penguin SSMs, Twin Simbad launcher for Matra Sadral and Manpad SAMs, 1 x Bofors 40 mm L/70 gun, 2 x TP 613 torpedo tubes |
Hauk class patrol boats are a series of Norwegian fast attack craft. Hauk means hawk in Norwegian. They were ordered in the 1970s and the first boat, Hauk, was commissioned on 17 August 1977. Designed as a development of the Storm- and Snøgg-class, by Lieutenant-commander (later Captain) Harald Henriksen, the 14 Hauk class vessels make up the Coastal Combat flotilla, responsible for protecting the rugged coastline of Norway. The ships are continuously modernized and are today known as "Super-Hauks." The Royal Norwegian Navy deployed four of these warships for anti-terror patrol in the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Hauk class ships have been modernized (Super-Hauk) to meet the arrival of the new and more modern Skjold class MTBs. This modernization includes the Senit 8 CMS, Link 11 (receive only), modifications of the Penguin missiles and upgrades to the navigation equipment.
All the ships have been decommissioned as of 2008.
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[edit] Vessels
- Hauk (P986) - Commissioned 17 August 1977
- Ørn (P987) - Commissioned 19 January 1979
- Terne (P988) - Commissioned 13 March 1979
- Tjeld (P989) - Commissioned 25 May 1979
- Skarv (P990) - Commissioned 17 July 1979
- Teist (P991) - Commissioned 11 September 1979
- Jo (P992) - Commissioned 1 November 1979
- Lom (P993) - Commissioned 15 January 1980
- Stegg (P994) - Commissioned 18 March 1980
- Falk (P995) - Commissioned 30 April 1980
- Ravn (P996) - Commissioned 20 May 1980
- Gribb (P997) - Commissioned 10 July 1980
- Geir (P998) - Commissioned 16 September 1980
- Erle (P999) - Commissioned 10 December 1980
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-05, p. 516.
[edit] External links
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