Oksøy-class mine hunter

	Hinnøy in 2013.
Class overview
Name	Oksøy class
Builders	Kvaerner Mandal, Mandal, Norway
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
In commission	1995–present
Completed	4
Active	3
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	375 tonnes
Length	55.2 metres
Beam	13.6 metres
Height	21 metres
Draught	2.5 metres
Propulsion	2 × 2.7 MW (3,621 hp) MTU 12V 396 TE84 diesel engines; 2 × Kvaerner water jets;
Speed	Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	1,500 mi (2,400 km)
Complement	32
Sensors and ; processing systems	Oropesa mechanical sweep; Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) Agate (Air Gun and Transducer Equipment) acoustic minesweeping system; Elma magnetic sweepers;
Armament	1 × Sadral surface-to-air missile system; 1 or 2 × Rheinmetall 20 mm AA guns; 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns;

The Oksøy-class mine hunters are a class of vessels of the Royal Norwegian Navy active since the mid-1990s.

Almost identical to the Alta class, the only differences are the equipment on the aft deck and aft 1. deck, the sonars (two instead of one), and the length of the superstructure on 1. deck. The minehunters carry two ROV's, and when in active service a few highly trained divers, with competence in mine clearing. While the minesweepers have only one rigid inflatable boat, the Oksøy-class carries two, one for the divers and one for other purposes.

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