UT 512L OPV

The UT 512L OPV design is a Rolls Royce design for a new Icelandic Coast Guard ship which is set to replace the aging V/s Óðinn. The construction of the ship was approved by the Icelandic government on December 1 2006. Its main tasks will be EEZ patrol, fishery inspection and search and rescue support.

Design

The design, designated UT 512L, is an enlarged design of the Norwegian Coast Guard ship NoCGV Harstad which is designated UT 512. The design was changed based on Icelandic criteria for a larger and faster ship. The ship will be constructed at the ASMAR Astilleros Reparadores shipyard in Chile. The ship is expected to be delivered in the middle of 2009 and is speculated to be named Þór.

Characteristics

*Complement: 48

Physical dimensions

* Displacement: 4,000 tons
* Length: 93,6 m
* Beam: 16 m
* Maximum draught: m
* Bollard pull: 100 tons

Propulsion

* Rolls Royce Bergen diesels; 4,500 kW x2
* Two 450 kW bow tunnel thrusters and one in the aft
* One 883 kW retractable azimuth thruster
* Speed: 19.5 knots

Armament

* Bofors 40 mm gun

See also

*NoCGV Harstad
*Barentshav class OPV

External links

* [http://www.ship-info.com/prog/skip.asp?id=K135218 UT 512L at ship-info.com]
* [http://www.domsmalaraduneyti.is/frettatilkynningar/nr/1427 Ríksistjórn samþykkir tillögu dómsmálaráðherra um nýtt varðskip]
* [http://www.domsmalaraduneyti.is/frettatilkynningar/nr/1438 Ritað undir smíðasamning um varðskip]