F314 knm thor heyerdahl biography

Exercising with HMS Lancaster in March 2021

HistoryNorwayNameThor HeyerdahlNamesakeNorwegian explorer Thor HeyerdahlOrdered23 June 2000BuilderNavantia, FerrolLaid down23 November 2007Launched11 February 2009Commissioned18 February 2011IdentificationStatusActiveBadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeFridtjof Nansen-classfrigateDisplacement5,290 tonsLength134 m (439.63 ft)Beam16.8 m (55.12 ft)Draft7.6 m (24.93 ft)PropulsionSpeed27 knots (50.00 km/h)Range4,500 nautical miles (8,334.00 km)Complement

• 120 men, accommodations for 146
• Lockheed MartinAN/SPY-1F 3-D multifunction radar
• Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar
• Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director
• MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar
• Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed sonar
• 2 × Mark 82 fire-control radar

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