HNoMS Skjold P-960 |
Type: |
Corvette |
Class: |
Skjold |
Builder: |
Kværner Mandal A/S Mandal, Norway |
Pennant Number: |
P-960 |
Ordered: |
August 30, 1996 |
Launched: |
September 22, 1998 |
Keel Laid: |
August 1997 |
Commissioned: |
April 17, 1999 |
Fate: |
Active in commission as of 2009. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Propulsion: |
CODOG |
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Length: |
153' 4" |
Turbines: |
2 Rolls Royce-Allison 571-KF9 gas turbines |
Beam: |
44' 2" |
Diesels: |
2 MTU 6R183 TE92 aux. diesels 2 MTU 12V183 TE92 diesels (for lift fans) |
Draft: |
7" 3" (2' 7" on cushion) |
Shafts: |
None, equipped with 2 LaMeWa waterjets |
Also equipped with lift fans |
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Displacement |
Horsepower |
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Standard: |
N/A |
Turbines: |
16,320 |
Full: |
260 |
Diesels: |
Aux diesels 1,000 / lift fan diesels 1,970 |
Total: |
16,320 |
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Crew |
Speed |
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Officers: |
4 |
Turbines: |
55 knots (57.1 knots on trials) |
Enlisted: |
11 |
Diesels: |
55 knots |
Total: |
15 |
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Range: |
14 days |
Notes |
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Sept. 6, 2001: |
Ship and crew were leased by the U. S. Navy until Sept. 5, 2002. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Apr. 18, 2009 |