Snøgg-class missile torpedo boat
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The Snøgg class was a Royal Norwegian Navy class of fast patrol boats (FPB). It might also be classified as a torpedo boat or a missile boat. In Norway this type of vessel is called a missile torpedo boat (MTB). The class was named after its lead vessel, Snøgg, which is a Norwegian word meaning "fast". All of the subsequent names are synonyms of "fast".
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Operators | Royal Norwegian Navy |
Built | 1970–1971 |
In commission | 1970–1995 |
Completed | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 138 long tons (140 t) |
Length | 36.5 m (119 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × Maybach diesel engines, 7,200 hp (5,369 kW) total |
Speed | 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
Range | 880 km (550 mi) |
Complement | 19 |
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Six vessels were built during 1970 and 1971 to replace the ageing Rapp class. Designed by Lieutenant-commander (later Captain) Harald Henriksen as a development of the Storm class. None of the vessels are left in Norwegian service today, they have been succeeded by the Hauk and Skjold classes.