Skjold-class corvette
P965 KNM Gnist | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Skjold class |
| Builders | Umoe Mandal, Mandal, Norway |
| Operators | Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Preceded by | Hauk class |
| In commission | 1999–present |
| Planned | 6 |
| Active | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal corvette |
| Displacement | 274 tonnes full load |
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| Beam | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
| Draught | 1.0 m (3.3 ft) |
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| Range | 800 nmi (1,500 km) at 40 knots (74 km/h) |
| Complement | 15–16 |
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| Notes | |
Skjold-class corvettes (skjold means "shield" in Norwegian) are a class of six light, superfast, stealth missile corvettes in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy. The boats were formerly classed as MTBs (motor torpedo boats) but, from 2009, the Royal Norwegian Navy has described them as corvettes (korvett) because their seaworthiness is seen as comparable to corvettes, and because they do not carry torpedoes. They were built at the Umoe Mandal yard. With a maximum speed of 60 knots (110 km/h), the Skjold-class corvettes were the fastest combat ships afloat at the time of their introduction., as of 2023 beaten by the Abu Dhabi MAR WP-18 Interceptor.