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Fridtjof Nansen vs Oslo

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Specifications
Fridtjof Nansen Oslo
Origin 🇳🇴 Norway 🇳🇴 Norway
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-role frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Navantia Navy Main Yard, Karljohansvern
Year introduced 2006 1966
Number built 5 units 5 units
Estimated unit price $489 million NA
Displacement 5,290 tons 2,134 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 25.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 16 knots 3,900 nm at 15 knots
Length 134.0 m 96.6 m
Beam 16.8 m 11.2 m
Crew 120 120
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Armament & Systems
Fridtjof Nansen Oslo
Armament
  • 1 or 2 × 8-cell Mk 41 VLS (32 × RIM-162 ESSM)
  • 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSMs
  • 4 × torpedo tubes for Sting Ray torpedoes
  • Depth charges
  • 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun
  • 3 × 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine gun in Sea Protector mounts
  • 2 × 7.62mm MG 3 machine gun
  • 2 × 3 in (76 mm) cannon
  • 1 × Bofors 40mm/70 anti-aircraft gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Rheinmetall anti-aircraft guns
  • 2 × 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns
  • 6 × Penguin SSMs
  • 1 × 8-cell Raytheon RIM-7M Sea Sparrow Mk 29 SAM system
  • 6 × Kongsberg Terne ASW rocket-thrown depth charges
  • 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) Mark 32 torpedo tubes (Sting Ray torpedoes)
Propulsion Combined diesel and gas turbine (CODAG): Two BAZAN BRAVO 12V 4.5 MW diesel engines, one GE LM2500 21.5 MW gas turbine, two shafts driving controllable pitch propellers, 1 MW Brunvoll retractable bow thruster Twin steam boilers, one high pressure and one low pressure steam turbine, 20,000 hp (14,914 kW)

Overview

The Fridtjof Nansen and the Oslo are both Frigate classes.

The Fridtjof Nansen displaces 5,290 tons — 2.5x the Oslo's 2,134 tons. The Fridtjof Nansen reaches 27 knots vs 25 knots for the Oslo. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Fridtjof Nansen vs 3,900 for the Oslo. The Fridtjof Nansen carries a crew of 120 vs 120 for the Oslo.

The Fridtjof Nansen was produced in 5 units vs 5 for the Oslo. The Fridtjof Nansen was commissioned in 2006, 40 years after the Oslo (1966).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oslo-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has greater displacement at 5,290 tons compared to the Oslo-class's 2,134 tons.
Which is faster, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oslo-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class is faster with a maximum speed of 27 knots compared to the Oslo-class's 25 knots.
Which has longer range, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oslo-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Oslo-class's 3,900 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oslo-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the Oslo-class's 96.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Fridtjof Nansen-class and Oslo-class have?
The Oslo-class has a larger crew complement of 120 compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 120 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oslo-class?
Both the Fridtjof Nansen-class and Oslo-class have been built in equal numbers with 5 vessels each.