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The Fridtjof Nansen class of frigates, for the Royal Norwegian Navy, are a derivative of the Spanish Alvaro de Bazán class of Aegis combat system-equipped air defense frigates. Navantia, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting final systems integration. A total of five will enter service between 2006 and 2010. Total project cost is $3 billion. Both the class of ship as well as the lead ship are named after Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian scientist, explorer and humanitarian. Fridtjof Nansen is unofficially considered to be the flag ship of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
[edit] ImprovementsThe new frigates will prove a great improvement over their predecessors, the Oslo class frigates, not only in size, but also in personnel, capabilities and equipment. Compared to the old Oslo class vessels, the new ships will be 35 meters longer, nine meters taller and two meters deeper below water. They will also be five meters broader and have three times the water displacement of the old ships. This will go a great way to solving one of the problems with the Oslo class: lack of space and much discomfort for the crew. The frigates will also operate six new NFH NH90 helicopters, with the role as an extended "arm" of the frigates' ASW and ASuW capabilities. [edit] Current ActivitiesThe Fridtjof Nansen class will be doing extensive service with NATO's permanent Atlantic forces as of 2008, and one of the frigates will be permanently sailing as part of the command as of that year. Until then, Norway will, as in the past, continue to contribute to this force, but is unable to retain a permanent presence. [edit] List of shipsThe ships are named after Fridtjof Nansen, Roald Amundsen, Otto Sverdrup, Helge Ingstad and Thor Heyerdahl.
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