NoCGV Ålesund

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NoCGV Ålesund was a purpose-built, leased, offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

NoCGV Ålesund in Bergen
History
Norway
NameNoCGV Ålesund
NamesakeÅlesund
BuilderMyklebust Mekaniske Verksted, Gurskebotn
Commissioned1996
Identification
StatusOut of service
General characteristics [2]
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Displacement1350 tons
Length
  • 63.20 m (207 ft 4 in) oa
  • 57.00 m (187 ft 0 in) pp
Beam11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)
Installed powerWärtsilä Wichmann 8V28B, 3,600 hp (2,700 kW)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement23 (5 officers, 15 other ranks and 3 civilians)
Armament40 mm/L70 Bofors cannon and 12,7 mm machine guns

In November 1995, the Norwegian Coast Guard ordered two purpose-built chartered Fishery Protection Vessels, the NoCGV Tromsø, a 2,100-ton Polish-built vessel chartered from Tromsø Dampskibsselskab, and Ålesund, a 1,350-ton vessel chartered from Remøy Shipping. Ålesund entered service in April 1996.[2]

Ålesund is named after the city Ålesund in Western Norway. She is a 1,350-ton vessel, and was armed with a Bofors 40 mm gun and Colt 12,7mm heavy machine guns. Ålesund was used for general EEZ patrol, including fishery inspection and search and rescue. She was based at the naval base Haakonsvern in Bergen. Her crew contained 10 officers and 12 conscripts.

She is currently disarmed and laid up in Herøy by owners. No plans for future use is known.

Citations

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  1. ^ "Alesund (9139763)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  2. ^ a b Baker 1998, p. 567.

References

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  • Baker, A.D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
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