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HNoMS Stavanger (pennant number F303) was an Oslo-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy. [1] Her namesake comes from the Norwegian city of Stavanger. [1] Stavanger was decommissioned in 1998. [1] She was later used for target practice and sunk in 2001 by a single DM2A3 torpedo launched from the Ula-class submarine Utstein (pennant number ...
The Oslo-class frigate is a Royal Norwegian Navy frigate design of the 1960s, based on the US Navy Dealey-class destroyer escorts. The forward hull was customized to suit Norwegian sea conditions better (higher freeboard ) and several sub-systems were European built. [ 1 ]
The Oslo class was based on the American Dealey-class destroyer escorts with modifications for northern sea conditions, including more freeboard forward. Oslo was 93.9 metres (308 ft 1 in) long between perpendiculars and 96.6 metres (316 ft 11 in) long overall with a beam of 11.2 metres (36 ft 9 in) and a draught of 5.3 metres (17 ft 5 in).
B class submarines B-2, B-3 and B-4. B class Six vessels of the US Holland type built on licence in Norway from 1922 to 1929. B-1 (1923–1947) Escaped to the Faeroe Islands 8 June 1940, later used as a training vessel in Scotland. [1] B-2 (1924–1940) Captured by the Germans on 11 April. [1]
First nuclear submarine class with teardrop hull form. USS Scorpion lost at sea 1968. Thresher/Permit: 14 USS Thresher (SSN-593) 28 May 1958 USS Gato (SSN-615) 25 January 1968 First class with bow sonar sphere. Known as Thresher class until the loss of the USS Thresher (SSN-593) in 1963 Tullibee: 1 26 May 1958 9 November 1960
James Madison-class submarine 12 May Canada: Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd. Victoria: Queen of New Westminster 'Burnaby-class ferry: For BC Ferries [11] 14 May United States: Electric Boat: Groton, Connecticut: Gato: Permit-class submarine 21 May United States: Newport News Shipbuilding: Newport News, Virginia: America: Kitty Hawk-class ...
The frigates were originally intended as a replacement for the aging Oslo-class frigates, with a primary focus on anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Eventually, the need for a robust anti-aircraft defense as well as the possibility of incorporating the Naval Strike Missile surface-to-surface missile produced by Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace led to a more multi-role design.
Onslow is the second RAN submarine to be preserved as a museum ship; the first was sister submarine HMAS Ovens, which was decommissioned at the end of 1998 and installed at the Western Australian Maritime Museum. [38] As of 2004, she is one of seven Oberon-class submarines preserved in this manner. [39]