The ''Barentshav'' class of
offshore patrol vessel
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s consists of three vessels powered by
liquefied natural gas. Ordered for the
Norwegian Coast Guard, their main tasks are
EEZ patrol, fishery inspection, search and rescue as well as tug readiness along the shore of
Norway which is seeing increasing traffic from
tanker
Tanker may refer to:
Transportation
* Tanker, a tank crewman (US)
* Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids
** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk
** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum ta ...
s.
Design
The vessels are of the
Vik-Sandvik design VS 794 CGV, and were built by
Myklebust Verft Myklebust may refer to:
Places
* Myklebust, Bremanger, a village in Bremanger municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
* Myklebust, Jølster, a village in Jølster municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
* Myklebust Verft, a Norwegian shipyard locat ...
and operated by
Remøy Management on behalf of the Norwegian Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard expects a 90% decrease in
fume releases, and a 20% decrease in
releases compared to a conventionally powered vessel of similar size.
The ships replace NoCGV ''Chieftain'', and ''Stålbas''. ''Stålbas'' lease contract expired at the end of 2006, ''Tromsø''s on 20 March 2007, and ''Chieftain''s at the end of 2007. was delivered in August 2009, ''Bergen'' in late 2009/early 2010 and ''Sortland'' in 2010.
The ''Barentshav'' class is equipped for the
NATO Submarine Rescue System.
Vessels
See also
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External links
Naming of the first ship in the class, NoCGV BarentshavArticle with picture animation from Norwegian Armed ForcesCoast Guard vessel on gasRemoy Management orders gas-fuelled coast guard vessel based on VS designGas-coast guard number three
Patrol ship classes
Patrol vessels
Patrol vessels of the Norwegian Coast Guard
Experimental ships
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