NoCGV Harstad

1 propeller pod of 800 kW

Maximum: 40

12.7 mm machine guns

The Harstad is a house built by civilian standards Coast guard ship of the Norwegian Coast Guard. It is named after the city of Harstad in Northern Norway. Home harbor of the ship is the western Norwegian town Fosnavåg. The Harstad, the IMO number 9312107 and has the callsign JWBR.

Career

The Harstad was built in 2004 in the Romanian Aker shipyard and was completed on 30 September of the same year there. Then, the transfer took place in Norway, where it was put into service on 28 January 2005. Since then, the ship took part in some missions and naval exercises. Thus Harstad was the ship from which the first sea trials of the NATO Submarine Rescue System were made.

Area of ​​application

The remit of the ship include the classic tasks of Coast Guard Search and Rescue as well as carrying out statutory duties such as control of fishing. However, the Harstad has two special tasks:

• First, the Harstad is equipped with special equipment for tanker accidents. These include special extinguishing equipment, equipment for Aufsammlung of spilled oil, and powerful winds around wrecked ships to be able to tow.
• Second, the Harstad was fitted to the NATO Submarine Rescue System ( NSRs ), a rescue system for wrecked submarines of the three NATO countries France, UK and Norway use, can.

Drive

The Harstad is powered by two Rolls- Royce marine diesel engines, which provide 4 MW each. These act on two conventional shafts which each move a screw. But in addition is also a propeller pod 800 kW installed, which is driven by an electric motor. This is supplied with current from two powerful generators, which are driven by the main shaft. This combination of different types of drive allows both a relatively high speed, as well as relatively cheap cost, and above all, a high degree of maneuverability. For power supply, electrical appliances also a diesel generator and an emergency generator is still scaffolded.