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Hinnøy in 2013.
Class overview
Name	Oksøy class
Builders	Kvaerner Mandal, Mandal, Norway
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
In commission	1995–present
Completed	4
Active	3
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	375 tonnes
Length	55.2 metres
Beam	13.6 metres
Height	21 metres
Draught	2.5 metres
Propulsion	2 × 2.7 MW (3,621 hp) MTU 12V 396 TE84 diesel engines 2 × Kvaerner water jets
Speed	Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	1,500 mi (2,400 km)
Complement	32
Sensors and processing systems	Oropesa mechanical sweep Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) Agate (Air Gun and Transducer Equipment) acoustic minesweeping system Elma magnetic sweepers
Armament	1 × Sadral surface-to-air missile system 1 or 2 × Rheinmetall 20 mm AA guns 2 × 12.7  mm machine guns

The Oksøy-class mine hunters are a class of vessels of the Royal Norwegian Navy active since the mid-1990s.

Almost identical to the Alta class, the only differences are the equipment on the aft deck and aft 1. deck, the sonars (two instead of one), and the length of the superstructure on 1. deck. The minehunters carry two ROV's, and when in active service a few highly trained divers, with competence in mine clearing. While the minesweepers have only one rigid inflatable boat, the Oksøy-class carries two, one for the divers and one for other purposes.

Ships

Service history

HNoMS Oksøy was damaged when it ran aground in 2005.

See also

• Alta-class minesweeper

References

1. "Oksoy and Alta Class Minesweepers and Minehunters - Naval Technology". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
2. "Oksøy-class and Alta-class - Forsvaret.no". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
3. "Oksøy-class and Alta-class - Forsvaret.no". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
4. Stephen Saunders, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004-2005. London: Jane's Information Group. p. 517. ISBN 0710626231.
5. "Scrapyard Ships". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

External links

• Oksøy and Alta class
• Alta / Oksoy Surface Effect Ship (SES)

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Bases	Haakonsvern Madlamoen Ramsund Sortland Trondenes (Former: Fredriksvern Karljohansvern Olavsvern Oscarsborg)
Ships	Coast Guard Barentshav class Jan Mayen class Nordkapp class Nornen class Bison Harstad Jarl Svalbard Ålesund Navy Fleet Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate Skjold-class corvette Ula-class submarine Type 212CD submarine Alta-class minesweeper Oksøy-class mine hunter Reine-class patrol vessel SB90N-class fast assault craft Maud Nordkapp Norge Intelligence Eger Marjata
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• Mine warfare vessel classes
• Minehunters of the Royal Norwegian Navy
• Minehunters of Norway