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NoCGV Jan Mayen
Class overview
Name	Jan Mayen class
Operators	Norwegian Coast Guard/Royal Norwegian Navy
Preceded by	Nordkapp class
Cost	5-billion kroner (for 3 vessels)
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	9,800 tons (standard)
Length	136.4 m (447 ft 6 in)
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 20V 8000 M91L Diesels 10000Kw (27200 HP in total)
Speed	22–23 knots (41–43 km/h; 25–26 mph)
Complement	max. 100
Sensors and processing systems	TRS-3D/32 radar CEROS 200 Tracker radar SS1221 sonar EOS 500 visual and infrared camera with laser rangefinder
Armament	1 × Bofors 57 mm L/70 gun .50 calibre machine guns
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky SH-60 (planned)
Aviation facilities	Hangar for two helicopters

The Jan Mayen class is a class of offshore patrol vessels used by the Norwegian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard first announced plans for the class in September 2016, to increase their capability to patrol Norway's expansive coastal waters, and to replace the ageing Nordkapp-class vessels.

Considerably larger than their predecessors, the hulls of these ships were constructed at the Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania. The hulls were then towed to Norway where the ships were outfitted and tested at the Vard Langsten shipyard.

The total cost for the 3 ships in the class is expected to be 7.2 billion kroner ($645 million), one of the largest maritime defense expenditures ever made by Norway.

Design

The design of the ships was contracted to LMG Marin, a Norwegian engineering services company.

The hull of the Jan-Mayen-class is designed to be ice-strengthened, to enable independent navigation of icy seas. The deck is large enough at stern to accommodate an AW101 helicopter, and it includes a hangar that can house a further two NH90s.

These ships are armed with a single Bofors 57 mm L/70 gun for use against surface and airborne targets, as well as .50 calibre machine guns for use against soft surface targets. They will utilize the 9LV Combat Management System for fire control.

For navigation, Jan-Mayen-class ships will utilize a Marins-series inertial navigation system, along with a Quadrans gyrocompass and a Netans navigation data distribution and computation system. Communication onboard the ship, along with external communications, will be handled by the TactiCall Integrated Communication System, from Saab AB.

The ships are designed for a crew of 100, are will be able to support operations longer than 60 days.

Ships in class

The ships are named after the Norwegian arctic islands of Jan Mayen, Bjørnøya and Hopen.

References

1. Nilsen, Thomas. "Vanishing sea ice gives Norway more waters to patrol, orders new Coast Guard vessels". The Independent Barents Observer. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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5. ^ Bahtić, Fatima. "Norwegian Coast Guard's new Jan Mayen-class vessel named". navaltoday.com. Navingo. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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9. "Nye kystvaktfartøy". Forsvarsmateriell. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
10. "KV "Bjørnøya" is nominated for Ship of The Year". 20 April 2023.
11. Bahtić, Fatima (13 August 2021). "Norwegian Navy's Jan Mayen-class coast guard ship launched". Naval Today.
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13. "KV Bjørnøya". Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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Organization	Coast Guard Navy Fleet (Marinen) Naval Academy Naval Recruit School Coastal Ranger Command Naval EOD Command Chief of the Navy Museum
Bases	Haakonsvern Madlamoen Ramsund Sortland Trondenes (Former: Fredriksvern Karljohansvern Olavsvern Oscarsborg)
Ships	Coast Guard Barentshav class Jan Mayen class Nordkapp class Nornen class Bison Harstad Jarl Svalbard Ålesund Navy Fleet Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate Skjold-class corvette Ula-class submarine Type 212CD submarine Alta-class minesweeper Oksøy-class mine hunter Reine-class patrol vessel SB90N-class fast assault craft Maud Nordkapp Norge Intelligence Eger Marjata
History	Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk Norwegian Coastal Artillery Norwegian Coastal Home Guard
In English, the Royal Norwegian Navy is the larger military branch that includes both the Coast Guard and the Navy Fleet. However, in Norwegian, the larger branch is called the Sea Defence, and the term Navy refers to the Navy Fleet. Unarmed intelligence vessels. The Norwegian Intelligence Service is not a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but they both answer to the Chief of Defence.

• Norwegian Coast Guard
• Patrol vessels of the Norwegian Coast Guard
• Patrol ship classes