Hauk-class patrol boat
The Hauk-class MTB HNoMS Lom | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Hauk |
| Builders |
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| Operators | Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Succeeded by | Skjold class |
| Subclasses | Super-Hauk |
| In commission | 1977–2008 |
| Planned | 14 |
| Completed | 14 |
| Retired | 14 |
| Scrapped | 14 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat and MTB |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 36.5 m (119 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 538 TB92 diesels 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) each, two shafts = 7,200 hp (5,400 kW) |
| Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
| Range | 440 mi (710 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 24 (including 6 officers) |
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The Hauk-class patrol boats were a series of Norwegian fast attack craft. Hauk means hawk in Norwegian. They were ordered in the 1970s and the first boat, Hauk, was commissioned on 17 August 1977. Designed as a development of the Storm and Snøgg classes, by Lieutenant commander (later Captain) Harald Henriksen, the 14 Hauk-class vessels made up the Coastal Combat Flotilla, responsible for protecting the rugged coastline of Norway. The ships were modernized frequently and in their later form were known as "Super-Hauks." The Royal Norwegian Navy deployed four of these warships for anti-terror patrol in the Strait of Gibraltar.
To ensure that their capability met contemporary standards the Hauk-class boats were modernized to Super-Hauk standard with the arrival of the new and more modern Skjold-class MTBs. This modernization included incorporation of the Senit 8 CMS, Link 11 (receive only), modifications of the Penguin missiles and upgrades to the navigation equipment.
All the boats were decommissioned by 2008.