HNoMS ''Thor Heyerdahl'' is a ''Fridtjof Nansen''-class frigate of the

Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, ...

Construction and commissioning

Built by the Spanish shipbuilders

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, in Ferrol, ''Thor Heyerdahl'' was the fifth and last of the ''Fridtjof Nansen'' class to be launched and then commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy. Unlike the other members of her class, she was built with two 8-cell VLS modules instead of one.

References

External links

* - Royal Norwegian Navy's page on the ''Fridtjof Nansen'' class Nor F314

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