Skjold-class Corvette

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The Skjold-class corvettes (skjold means "shield" in Norwegian) are a class of six large, superfast, stealth missile corvettes in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy. The boats were formerly classed as MTBs (motor torpedo boats) but, from 2009, the Royal Norwegian Navy has described them as corvettes (korvett) because their seaworthiness is seen as comparable to corvettes, and because they do not carry torpedoes. They were built at the Umoe Mandal yard. With a maximum speed of 60 knots (111.12 km/h), the Skjold-class corvettes were the fastest combat ships afloat at the time of their introduction.

Unit Run[edit | edit source]

  • KNM Skjold (P950)
  • KNM Storm (P951)
  • KNM Skudd (P952)
  • KNM Steil (P953)
  • KNM Glimt (P964)
  • KNM Gnist (P965)