Alta-class minesweeper

	Norwegian Alta-class minesweeper Rauma (M352)
Class overview
Name	Alta class
Builders	Kværner Mandal, Mandal, Norway
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
In commission	1996–present
Completed	5
Active	3
Lost	1
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	375 tonnes
Length	55.2 metres
Beam	13.6 metres
Height	21 metres
Draught	2.5 metres
Propulsion	2 × 2.7 MW (3,621 hp) MTU 12V 396 TE84 diesel engines; 2 × Kværner water jets;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,500 mi (2,400 km)
Complement	32
Sensors &; processing systems	Oropesa mechanical sweep; Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) Agate (Air Gun and Transducer Equipment) acoustic minesweeping system; Elma magnetic sweepers;
Armament	1 × Sadral surface-to-air missile system; 1 or 2 × Rheinmetall 20 mm AA guns; 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns;

The Alta class is a ship class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy. An almost identical class of minehunters is known as the Oksøy class.

Class overview
Norwegian Alta-class minesweeper Rauma (M352)
Name	Alta class
Builders	Kværner Mandal, Mandal, Norway
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
In commission	1996–present
Completed	5
Active	3
Lost	1
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	375 tonnes
Length	55.2 metres
Beam	13.6 metres
Height	21 metres
Draught	2.5 metres
Propulsion	2 × 2.7 MW (3,621 hp) MTU 12V 396 TE84 diesel engines 2 × Kværner water jets
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,500 mi (2,400 km)
Complement	32
Sensors & processing systems	Oropesa mechanical sweep Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) Agate (Air Gun and Transducer Equipment) acoustic minesweeping system Elma magnetic sweepers
Armament	1 × Sadral surface-to-air missile system 1 or 2 × Rheinmetall 20 mm AA guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns