HNoMS Horten (A530)

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Name: Horten
Builder: The Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard at Horten
Launched: 12 August 1977
Commissioned: 9 June 1978
General characteristics
Displacement: 2,535 tons full load
Length: 87.4 metres (286.75 ft)
Beam: 13.0 metres (42.65 ft)
Draft: 4.86 metres (15.94 ft)
Propulsion: Two 4,200 HP diesel engines
Speed: 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Complement: 86 men
Armament: 2 x Bofors 40 mm guns,
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HNoMS Horten was built at Horten shipyard in 1978. Originally HNoMS Horten was a support vessel for submarines and missile torpedo boats. It temporarily acted as the Royal Yacht in 1985 when the HNoMY Norge was damaged during a fire. HNoMS Horten is home based at Haakonsvern naval base near Bergen.

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