Snøgg-class missile torpedo boat

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".

HnoMs Rapp off the coast of Norway
Class overview
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
Armament	4 × Penguin anti-ship missiles 4 × Wire-guided torpedoes 1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun

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.

Vessels

Listed here in order of delivery with their pennant numbers in RNoN service:

• HNoMS Snøgg (P980) (1970-1994)
• HNoMS Rapp (P981)
• HNoMS Snar (P982)
• HNoMS Rask (P983)
• HNoMS Kvikk (P984) (1970-1995)
• HNoMS Kjapp (P985)

Note: The Norwegian prefix for RNoN vessels is KNM.

Sources

• Information folder from Forsvarets rekrutterings- og mediesenter (Norwegian defence recruitment and media centre) 1991/92 (in Norwegian)
• Royal Norwegian Navy history web page (in Norwegian)