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".
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| Built: | 1970–1971 |
| In commission: | 1970–1995 |
| Completed: | 6 |
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| 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) |
| 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-class and Skjold-class class.
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)
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| Royal Norwegian Navy patrol boat classes | |
| HNoMS Rap | 1873–1920 |
| Rapp | 1952–? |
| Tjeld | 1959–1992 |
| Storm | 1965–2000 |
| Snøgg | 1970–1994 |
| Hauk | 1979–2009 |
| Skjold | 1999–Present |