Nordkapp-class offshore patrol vessel

NoCGV Nordkapp in Bodø harbour
Class overview
Name	Nordkapp class
Operators	Norwegian Coast Guard/Royal Norwegian Navy
Completed	3
Active	1
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	3,200 tons
Length	105.05 m (344.7 ft)
Propulsion	Wichmann 4 x 9AXAG
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range	7,500 miles
Crew	52 + 6 (Helicopter)
Sensors and processing systems	EADS TRS-3D 16 ES air/surface radar (from 2006) 2 x navigational radars 1 CelsiusTech 9LV 218 Fire Control Simrad SS105 hull-mounted sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Can carry an Electronic Warfare system and decoys
Armament	1 × Bofors 57 mm cannon 12.7 mm machine guns Depth charges Provisions for carrying Penguin missiles, torpedoes, 20 mm guns, and Mistral surface to air missiles if required
Aircraft carried	1 × Lynx (at launch)
Aviation facilities	Hangar for a single helicopter

The Nordkapp class is a Norwegian Coast Guard ship class built in the 1980s, and used for rescue, fishery inspection, research purposes and general EEZ patrol in Norwegian waters until the early 2020s. It is a class of ships purpose-built for the Norwegian Coast Guard with a secondary role as wartime naval escorts. The Norwegian Coast Guard is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, and has some police authority.

In June 2018 it was announced^[1] that the Vard Group, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, would build three replacement vessels for NOK 5 billion;^[2] delivery of the three new vessels started in 2023 with the final vessel envisaged in 2024.^[3] As of November 2023, only Nordkapp remains operational, having been transferred to the Navy to fulfill a mine warfare command role. The other vessels have been decommissioned.^[4]