HNoMS Oslo (F300)
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For other ships with the same name, see HNoMS Oslo.
HNoMS Oslo (pennant number F300) was an Oslo-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The frigate was launched on 17 January 1964, and commissioned on 29 January 1968. Oslo ran aground near Marstein Island on 24 January 1994. One officer was killed in the incident. The next day, on 25 January, she was taken under tow. However as the situation deteriorated, the tow was let go and the frigate sank.
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Norwegian frigate Oslo in the North Atlantic, October 1971. | |
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Name | Oslo |
Namesake | Oslo |
Ordered | 1960 |
Builder | Navy Main Yard, Karljohansvern, Horten, Norway |
Laid down | 1963 |
Launched | 17 January 1964 |
Commissioned | 29 January 1968 |
Identification | F300 |
Fate | Sunk 25 January 1994 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oslo-class frigate |
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Length | |
Beam | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
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Speed | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles at 15 knots (8,300 km at 28 km/h) |
Complement | 150 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × Mark 36 SRBOC chaff launchers ESM: AR 700 suite |
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