Hauk-class patrol boat

	The Hauk-class MTB HNoMS Lom
Class overview
Name	Hauk
Builders	Bergens Mek Verksteder,; Westamarin A/S, Alta;
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
Succeeded by	Skjold class
Subclasses	Super-Hauk
In commission	1977–2008
Planned	14
Completed	14
Retired	14
Scrapped	14
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat and MTB
Displacement	120 tons standard,; 160 tons full load;
Length	36.5 m (119 ft 9 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 16V 538 TB92 diesels 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) each, two shafts = 7,200 hp (5,400 kW)
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range	440 mi (710 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	24 (including 6 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Surface search/navigation: 2 × Litton radars (I-band); Weapons control: Kongsberg MSI-80S or Sagem VIGY-20 optronic director; Combat data systems: DCN SENIT 2000 (from late 2001) and Link 11; Others: EO-sensor;
Armament	6 × Mk 2 Penguin SSMs,; Twin Simbad launcher for Matra Mistral and Manpad SAMs,; 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/70 gun,; 2 × TP 613 torpedo tubes,; 2 × 12.7mm Browning M2HB HMGs;

The Hauk-class patrol boats were a series of Norwegian fast attack craft. Hauk means hawk in Norwegian. They were ordered in the 1970s and the first boat, Hauk, was commissioned on 17 August 1977. Designed as a development of the Storm and Snøgg classes, by Lieutenant commander (later Captain) Harald Henriksen, the 14 Hauk-class vessels made up the Coastal Combat Flotilla, responsible for protecting the rugged coastline of Norway. The ships were modernized frequently and in their later form were known as "Super-Hauks." The Royal Norwegian Navy deployed four of these warships for anti-terror patrol in the Strait of Gibraltar.

To ensure that their capability met contemporary standards the Hauk-class boats were modernized to Super-Hauk standard with the arrival of the new and more modern Skjold-class MTBs. This modernization included incorporation of the Senit 8 CMS, Link 11 (receive only), modifications of the Penguin missiles and upgrades to the navigation equipment.

All the boats were decommissioned by 2008.

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