HNoMS Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen in 2018
History
Norway
Name	Roald Amundsen
Namesake	Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
Ordered	23 June 2000
Builder	Navantia, Ferrol
Laid down	3 June 2004
Launched	24 May 2005
Commissioned	21 May 2007
Identification	Pennant number: F311 MMSI number: 259042000 Callsign: LABA
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class & type	Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate
Displacement	5,290 tons
Length	134 m (439.63 ft)
Beam	16.8 m (55.12 ft)
Draft	7.6 m (24.93 ft)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and gas (CODAG) Two BAZAN BRAVO 12V 4.5 MW diesel engines for cruising One GE LM2500 21.5 MW gas turbine for high speed running MAAG gearboxes two shafts driving controllable pitch propellers Bow Thruster Retractable (Electric)1 MW Brunvoll Diesel Generators 4 × MTU 396 Serie 12V 1250 KVA
Speed	27 knots (50.00 km/h)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,334.00 km)
Complement	120 men, accommodations for 146 Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1F 3-D multifunction radar Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed sonar 2 × Mark 82 fire-control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Terma DL-12T decoy launcher, Loki torpedo countermeasure
Armament	8-cell Mk41 VLS for 32 × RIM-162 ESSM 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSMs 4 × torpedo tubes for Sting Ray torpedoes Depth charges 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun 4 × 12,7 mm Browning M2HB HMG 4 × Protector (RWS) ( Sea PROTECTOR ) 2 × LRAD Long Range Acoustic Device Prepared for, but not equipped with: 1 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun to replace the 76 mm 1 × spare 76mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun 1 × spare CIWS gun w/ calibre 40 mm or less 3 × spare 8- cell Mk41 VLS launchers Low cost ASW ECM: Active Off-board Decoy
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter

HNoMS Roald Amundsen is a Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Construction and commissioning

Built by the Spanish shipbuilders Navantia, in Ferrol, Roald Amundsen was the second of the Fridtjof Nansen class to be launched and then commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy. ^[1]

Service

In January 2018 Roald Amundsen arrived at Naval Station Norfolk with the German Sachsen-class frigate Hessen, preparatory to both deploying on a Composite Training Unit Exercise with USS Harry S. Truman and Carrier Strike Group 8. ^[2]

In 2025, the frigate (accompanied by the support ship HNoMS Maud) joined the Royal Navy's carrier strike group as part of Operation in a deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. ^[3] For the deployment, the frigate embarked a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron. ^[4]

On 10 June 2025, Roald Amundsen arrived at the Port of Hambantota, Sri Lanka on a replenishment visit. The vessel departed the island on 11 June. ^[5]

HNoMS Roald Amundsen, as part of the UK strike group, along with HMS Prince of Wales (R09), HMS Richmond (F239), RFA Tidespring (A136) and JS Akebono (DD-108) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, ^{[6] [7] [8]} took part in Exercise Konkan 2025, a bilateral and biennial maritime exercise conducted the Royal Navy and the Indian Navy, between 5 and 8 October 2025. The Indian Navy was represented by INS Vikrant and its Carrier Battle Group (CBG), consisting of INS Kolkata (D63), INS Mormugao (D67), INS Surat (D69), INS Tabar (F44), INS Teg (F45) and INS Deepak (A50). ^{[7] [8]} This is the maiden instance of a dual carrier operation between the countries. On 8 October, the Indian Air Force deployed its Su-30MKI and Jaguar aircraft for a one-day exercise with the group. Following the conclusion of the exercise, Richmond and Prince of Wales conduct a port call at Indira Dock, Mumbai and Goa, respectively. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. "Fregatt – Nansenklassen" (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
2. "German, Norwegian frigates arrive in Norfolk to join Harry S. Truman carrier strike group". navaltoday.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
3. "HMS Astute participates in first photo exercise of the 2025 carrier strike group deployment". Navy Lookout. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
4. "Second Sea Lord thanks crew as Norwegian warship with Navy Wildcat joins CSG25". Bfbs Forces News. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
5. "Royal Norwegian Naval Ship HNoMS Roald Amundsen arrives in Hambantota". news.navy.lk. 2025-06-11. Archived from the original on 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
6. Mahadzir, Dzirhan (2025-10-07). "U.K., Indian Navy Carrier Strike Groups Conduct First Ever Dual Carrier Operations". USNI News. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
7. "The UK's Carrier Strike Group forms up with the Indian Navy and Japanese ship Akebono". Defence Imagery. 2025-10-06. Archived from the original on 2025-10-08. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
8. Redacción (2025-10-07). "For the first time, the aircraft carriers HMS Prince of Wales and INS Vikrant of the UK and Indian navies trained together in the Indian Ocean". Zona Militar. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
9. "Exercise Konkan - 2025 commences on the Western Seaboard" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
10. "India, UK kick off high-voltage `Konkan' naval exercise in western Indian Ocean". The Times of India. 2025-10-05. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-10-05.
11. "U.K. and India launch historic Carrier Strike Group Exercise Konkan". The Hindu. 2025-10-05. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-10-05.

External links

• "Fridtjof Nansen-class". forsvaret.no. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018. - Royal Norwegian Navy's page on the Fridtjof Nansen class