HNoMS Maud
| History | |
|---|---|
 Norway | |
| Name | HNoMS Maud |
| Ordered | 28 June 2013 |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea |
| Laid down | 15 December 2015 |
| Launched | 4 June 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 27,500 long tons (27,941 t) |
| Length | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Beam | 25.9 m (85 ft) |
| Draught | 8.62 m (28.3 ft) |
| Propulsion | Diesel Hybrid (CODLOD)
2 × 7500kW Wärtsilä main engines 2 × 3170kW Wärtsilä diesel generators 2 × 1000kW Wärtsilä bow thrusters |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) |
| Complement | 43 |
| Armament | 4 × Sea Protector |
| Aircraft carried | Hanger space for 2 × NH90 helicopters |
HNoMS Maud is a replenishment oiler under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea. She is being built on behalf of Forsvarsmateriell, for service in the Royal Norwegian Navy.
Maud will replace HNoMS Valkyrien as the Navy Logistics vessel. The primary task is to support naval forces with after-supplies. The ship will be the largest ship ever in the Navy, and is twice as large as the frigates in the Fridtjof Nansen class.[1] She is named in honour of Queen Maud of Norway, wife of Haakon VII of Norway.[2] Her design is a variation of the Tide-class tankers ordered for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[2]
The primary mission of the vessel will be to provide for supplies of fuel, ordinances and equipment for marine vessels that are part of the Norwegian Task Group (NorTG) to expand the force's operational endurance at sea. Secondary tasks will include sovereignty, support for other military units, civilian support, search and rescue (SAR), humanitarian operations and participation in network-based defense. She also carries a 48-bed hospital.[2]
The launch of the ship was originally planned for March 2016. Due to delays at the yard, delivery was postponed until the autumn of 2017, with operations beginning only in 2018.[3][4] The delivery was later postponed until 30 April 2018[5], but due to damage on the main engines she will most likely arrive in the following autumn the same year.[6] In September 2017 members of her prospective crew attended training exercises in Replenishment at Sea (RAS) at the Royal Navy training facilities at HMS Raleigh, Torpoint.[2]
Because of the delays on HNoMS Maud, it has been decided that the two coast guard ships NoCGV Olav Tryggvason and NoCGV Magnus Lagabøte (both from the Reine-Class) will be transferred form the coast guard to the navy as auxiliary ships. Their designation will therefor change from "NoCGV" to "HNoMS".[7]
The navy will take over the ship in the autumn of 2018.[8] After arriving in Norway, the ship will undergo a year of trials before the expiration of the warranty period.
References
- ^ https://www.tu.no/artikler/na-bygges-sjoforsvarets-storste-skip/223895
- ^ a b c d "Norwegian Navy train at Raleigh". royalnavy.mod.uk. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ https://www.tu.no/artikler/na-er-ogsa-forsvaret-utsatt-for-forsinkelser-pa-et-koreansk-verft/350667
- ^ https://www.tu.no/artikler/forsvarets-storste-skip-ligger-fortsatt-i-sor-korea/368106
- ^ [1]
- ^ Blich, Vibeke (2018-05-02). "KNM «Maud» ikke hjemme før til høsten - Skipsrevyen.no" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "Marinen får to nye logistikkfartøy". Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ [2]
External links
- "Nytt logistikk- og støttefartøy" (in Norwegian). forsvaret.no. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.