NoCGV ''Barentshav'' is a large
offshore patrol vessel
A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval ship, naval vessel generally designed for Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defence, Border control, border security, or law ...
of the
Norwegian Coast Guard
The Norwegian Coast Guard ( no, Kystvakten) is a maritime military force which is part of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The coast guard's responsibility are for fisheries management, fisheries inspection, customs enforcement, border control, law e ...
, and is their first
liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volu ...
-powered vessel. The contract was signed 21 October 2005, and NoCGV ''Barentshav'' was delivered in August 2009.
See also
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External links
Article with picture animation from Norwegian Armed ForcesRemoy Management orders gas-fuelled coast guard vessel based on VS design
Barentshav-class offshore patrol vessels
Ships built in Romania
2008 ships
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