Oksøy-class mine hunter

Hinnøy, an Oksøy-class mine hunter in the River Mersey in 2013.
Class overview
Name:	Oksøy class
Builders:	Kvaerner Mandal, Mandal, Norway
Operators:	Royal Norwegian Navy
In commission:	1995–present
Completed:	4
Active:	4
General characteristics [1]
Type:	Minesweeper
Propulsion:	2 × 2.7 MW (3,621 hp) MTU 12V 396 TE84 diesel engines 2 × Kvaerner water jets
Speed:	Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range:	1,500 mi (2,400 km)
Sensors and processing systems:	Oropesa mechanical sweep Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) Agate (Air Gun and Transducer Equipment) acoustic minesweeping system Elma magnetic sweepers
Armament:	1 × Sadral surface-to-air missile system 1 or 2 × Rheinmetall 20 mm AA guns 2 × 12.7  mm machine guns

The Oksøy-class mine hunters are a class of vessels of the Royal Norwegian Navy active since the mid-1990s.

Almost identical to the Alta class, the only differences are the equipment on the aft deck and aft 1. deck, the sonars (two instead of one), and the length of the superstructure on 1. deck. The minehunters carry two ROV's, and when in active service a few highly trained divers, with competence in mine clearing. While the minesweepers have only one rigid inflatable boat, the Oksøy-class carries two, one for the divers and one for other purposes.

Ships

Oksøy class[2]
Number	Name	Builder	Commissioned	Status
M340	Oksøy	Kvaerner, Mandal	24 March 1994
M341	Karmøy		24 October 1994
M342	Måløy		24 March 1995
M343	Hinnøy		8 September 1995

Service history

HNoMS Oksøy was damaged when it ran aground in 2005.

See also

• Alta-class minesweeper

References

1. "Oksoy and Alta Class Minesweepers and Minehunters - Naval Technology". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
2. Stephen Saunders, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004-2005. London: Jane's Information Group. p. 517. ISBN 0710626231.

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