Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ægir class |
| Builders |
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| Operators | Icelandic Coast Guard |
| In commission | 1968–2021 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 69.8–71.1 m (229 ft 0 in – 233 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19–20 knots (35–37 km/h; 22–23 mph) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 19 |
| Sensors & processing systems | Sperry surface search radar E/F-band |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in)/L70 gun |
| Aircraft carried | One helicopter (Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma) |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and hangar |
The Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of two offshore patrol vessels serving in the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG). They participated in the two later Cod Wars. The vessels conduct patrols, search and rescue, fishery inspections, general law enforcement and counter-terrorism operations in the Icelandic exclusive economic zone and the waters of the surrounding territories, such as Greenland and Jan Mayen.