HNoMS ''Tyr'' was a mine control vessel used for underwater search and recovery by the Royal Norwegian Navy. It was decommissioned in 2014 and sold to private owners.

History

''Tyr'' was built at Voldnes Skipsverft in 1981 and was used as an offshore standby-ship in the North Sea under the name MS ''Standby Master'', yard number 31. The Royal Norwegian Navy took her over in December 1993, and ''Tyr'' went through a comprehensive rebuilding and modernization program between 1994 and February 1995 at the Mjellem & Karlsen shipyard in Bergen. Under the rebuilding ''Tyr'' was equipped with new thrusters, the bridge was expanded and a

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hangar was built on the aft-deck, and new hydraulic equipment was installed on the work-deck. ''Tyr'' was fitted with tactical systems, and was equipped with a Scorpio ROV. The furnishings were also modernized. In 2014, ''Tyr'' was put up for sale by the Norwegian Armed Forces, with an estimated price of . Sold to Idefix Danmark ApS, Hobro. Renamed IDEFIX, August 2014.

Wreck discoveries and recoveries

HNoMS ''Tyr'' has discovered and/or recovered several wrecks: *Localization and filming of the German

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''Scharnhorst'' in cooperation with the

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.Official Norwegian Defence Force website
Over 5,000 graves found
*Localization and filming of the , sunk west of

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in 1945. *Localization and filming of the , sunk near

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in the Second World War. *Localization and filming of the Polish troop-transport ship ''Chrobry'', sunk in the

Vestfjorden Vestfjorden is a long fjord or oceanic sea in Nordland county, Norway. The name literally means "the west fjord", although it is called a fjord, it could best be described as a firth or an open bight of sea. The "fjord" lies between the Lofote ...

in 1940. *Localization and filming of the Norwegian coastal express ship , sunk off

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on 23 October 1940. *Localization and filming of the Royal Navy

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''Hunter'' sunk on 10 April 1940 during the Battles of Narvik *Localization of the German prisoner transport ship ''Palatia'', sunk in the Second World War. This is the second largest ship disaster in Norwegian history. *Relocalization of the Norwegian submarine ''Uredd'', sunk on 24 February 1943 after hitting a German minefield. *Localization and recovery of a Norwegian

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fighter jet, which had crashed in

Bindalsfjorden Bindalsfjorden is a fjord in the southern part of Nordland county, Norway. Location The fjord is mostly located in the municipality of Bindal with a small part in neighboring Sømna municipality. Geography The long fjord begins near the vil ...

, May 1997. *Localization and recovery of a Norwegian F-16 fighter jet, which had crashed in the sea off Landegode,

. *Search localization of assumed deceased, after the Sleipner disaster. *Search and recovery of both helicopter and the deceased after a helicopter crashed in the Førdefjorden in October 1996.

References

External links

Video from HNoMS Tyr

Another video from HNoMS Tyr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyr (N50) 1981 ships Ships built in Norway Mine warfare vessels of the Royal Norwegian Navy