Eidsvold Class

The Eidsvold class are support ships of the Ringerike Royal Navy. The four ships in the class may be described as a hybrid between a frigate and military transport ship with multiple role capabilities, with the capacity to be transformed from a combat ship with the firepower of a traditional frigate to a hospital ship within a day. Their primary function is to facilitate the operations of the Ringerike Royal Marines.

Design
The class is based on a frigate-like design, but built with an internal multipurpose deck (flex deck) and a stern vehicle ramp. The ships can serve as command platforms for a staff of 75 persons (naval or joint staff) with a containerized command and control centre, transport and base of operations for a company-sized landing force of some 200 men with vehicles. Alternatively, the flex deck can be used for mine-laying operations with a capacity of some 300 mines, or be fitted out for mine-clearing operations and launch and recover mine detecting and clearing equipment via a retractable gantry crane, adjacent to the stern vehicle ramp, which also is used for launching and recovering the fast landing craft. Furthermore, the flex deck can support a containerized hospital or simply transport a number of ISO standard containers or some 55 vehicles, including up to seven MBTs. The ships can carry two LCPs, two rigid hull inflatable boats and two Helikopter 57s.

Ships In Class
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 * style="text-align: center;"|HMK Eidsvold
 * style="text-align: center;"|L16
 * style="text-align: center;"|2002
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 * style="text-align: center;"|HMK Harald Haarfagre
 * style="text-align: center;"|L17
 * style="text-align: center;"|2004
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 * style="text-align: center;"|HMK Tordenskjold
 * style="text-align: center;"|L18
 * style="text-align: center;"|2006
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 * style="text-align: center;"|HMK Haakonsvern
 * style="text-align: center;"|L19
 * style="text-align: center;"|2007
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 * style="text-align: center;"|HMK Haakonsvern
 * style="text-align: center;"|L19
 * style="text-align: center;"|2007
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