KNM Skjold
type: fast missile boat
class: Skjold
codename P960
keel founded: August 1997
running: 22.9.1998
taken into the service: 17.4.1999
length: 46,9 m
width: 13,5 m
height: 15 m (on cushion of air)
immersion: 2.3 m (at rest)
max. speed: 55 knots
displacement: 260 tons
main drive:
2 gas turbines Rolls Royce Allison 571 KF 6000 kW (2 x 8160 Hp)
auxiliary drive:
2 auxiliary engines: MTU 6R 183 TE52 275 kW
2 engines for the creation of the air cushion: MTU 12V TE92 735 kW
2 maneuver engines: MTU 6R TE 92 370 kW
generator:
440V 60Hz 3-phase 228 kW
drive:
2 x water jets 80 cm KaMeWa
armament:
76mm Oto Melara Super Rapid
missiles Kongsberg NSM - Kongsberg Nye SjømålsMissiler
The boat is built to meet the requirements of low detection limit and good maneuverability in Norwegian coastal waters. The ship is a sort of mix between the catamaran and the hydrofoil. Hull is the type of catamaran, but in addition, is the space between the closed casing and is blown by air as well as for the hovercraft, so the ship has a smaller draught. The hull is built from materials absorbing radar beams. It's one of the first ships using stealth technology and probably the first with this technology in the active duty..
type: fast missile boat
class: Skjold
codename P960
keel founded: August 1997
running: 22.9.1998
taken into the service: 17.4.1999
length: 46,9 m
width: 13,5 m
height: 15 m (on cushion of air)
immersion: 2.3 m (at rest)
max. speed: 55 knots
displacement: 260 tons
main drive:
2 gas turbines Rolls Royce Allison 571 KF 6000 kW (2 x 8160 Hp)
auxiliary drive:
2 auxiliary engines: MTU 6R 183 TE52 275 kW
2 engines for the creation of the air cushion: MTU 12V TE92 735 kW
2 maneuver engines: MTU 6R TE 92 370 kW
generator:
440V 60Hz 3-phase 228 kW
drive:
2 x water jets 80 cm KaMeWa
armament:
76mm Oto Melara Super Rapid
missiles Kongsberg NSM - Kongsberg Nye SjømålsMissiler
The boat is built to meet the requirements of low detection limit and good maneuverability in Norwegian coastal waters. The ship is a sort of mix between the catamaran and the hydrofoil. Hull is the type of catamaran, but in addition, is the space between the closed casing and is blown by air as well as for the hovercraft, so the ship has a smaller draught. The hull is built from materials absorbing radar beams. It's one of the first ships using stealth technology and probably the first with this technology in the active duty..