Barentshav-class
offshore patrol vessels
KV Sortland is one of three
Barentshav class offshore patrol vessel built for the Norwegian Coastguard.
Barentshav and Bergen
are the other two vessels.
The class is claimed to be the
world’s most energy efficient and environmentally friendly Coast Guard vessels
due to the use of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as the primary fuel source.
W340 Barentshav
W341 Bergen
W342 Sortland
The class are 92 meters in length
and displace around 3,200 tons, they have a top speed of 16.5 knots on gas,
18.5 knots on diesel and 20 knots on combined gas/diesel, the ships are manned
with a compliment of up to 40, the ships are also ice strengthened.
The Barentshav
class will be equipped ready for the NATO Submarine Rescue System.
Kv
Bergen is seen HERE in Leith in February 2012.
Kv Sortland
is seen here arriving and alongside in Leith
on 10th February 2013 on the same berth.
