| 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) |
| Complement: | 19 |
| Armament: | • 4 × Penguin anti-ship missiles • 4 × Wire-guided torpedoes • 1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun |
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".
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-class and Skjold-class class.
Listed here in order of delivery with their pennant numbers in RNoN service:
Note: The Norwegian prefix for RNoN vessels is KNM.
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