NoCGV Ålesund

NoCGV Ålesund was a purpose-built, leased, offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

NoCGV Ålesund in Bergen
History
Norway
Name	NoCGV Ålesund
Namesake	Ålesund
Builder	Myklebust Mekaniske Verksted, Gurskebotn
Commissioned	1996
Identification	IMO number: 9139763 MMSI number: 259337000 Call sign: W312 and LHXC
Status	Out of service
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1350 tons
Length	63.20 m (207 ft 4 in) oa 57.00 m (187 ft 0 in) pp
Beam	11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught	4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Wärtsilä Wichmann 8V28B, 3,600 hp (2,700 kW)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	23 (5 officers, 15 other ranks and 3 civilians)
Armament	40 mm/L70 Bofors cannon and 12,7 mm machine guns

In November 1995, the Norwegian Coast Guard ordered two purpose-built chartered Fishery Protection Vessels, the NoCGV Tromsø, a 2,100-ton Polish-built vessel chartered from Tromsø Dampskibsselskab, and Ålesund, a 1,350-ton vessel chartered from Remøy Shipping. Ålesund entered service in April 1996.

Ålesund is named after the city Ålesund in Western Norway. She is a 1,350-ton vessel, and was armed with a Bofors 40 mm gun and Colt 12,7mm heavy machine guns. Ålesund was used for general EEZ patrol, including fishery inspection and search and rescue. She was based at the naval base Haakonsvern in Bergen. Her crew contained 10 officers and 12 conscripts.

She is currently disarmed and laid up in Herøy by owners. No plans for future use is known.

References

• Baker, A.D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.

External links

Media related to W312 Ålesund (ship, 1996) at Wikimedia Commons