Sleipner class corvette
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The Sleipner-class corvette was a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support...
's 1960 fleet plan. It was intended to build five ships of the class, but because of economic problems only two were built; and .
Sleipner was built by Nylands Mekaniske Verksted, Oslo, and Æger by Aker Mekaniske Verksted, Oslo, and handed over to the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1965–1967. Both ships went through a modernization program in 1988, the ships were then used as cadet
Cadet
A cadet is a trainee to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. The term comes from the term "cadet" for younger sons of a noble family.- Military context :...
training ships. They were decommissioned in 1992.
Ship list
| # | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F 311 | KNM Sleipner | 1963 | 1963 | 1965 | 1992 |
| F 310 | KNM Æger | 1964 | 1965 | 1967 | 1992 |
External links
- Video: KNM Sleipner sunk as a target ship by a Hauk class patrol boat on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....