HNoMS Tyr (N50)

For other ships with the same name, see HNoMS Tyr.
Tyr in Harstad in June 2011.
History
Name: HNoMS Tyr
Namesake: Norse god Týr
Builder: Voldnes Skipsverft, Fosnavåg
Commissioned: 7 March 1995
General characteristics
Displacement: 735 tons full load
Length: 42.5 m (139.4 ft)
Beam: 10 m (32.8 ft)
Draught: 6.5 m (21.3 ft)
Ice class: 1A
Propulsion: Two x Deutch BA 12M816
Speed: 18 knots (33.3 km/h)
Range: 17,000 nautical miles
Complement: 20
Armament: M2HB MG
Notes: Pennant number N50

HNoMS Tyr is a mine control vessel used for underwater search and recovery by the Royal Norwegian Navy.

History

Tyr was built at Voldnes Skipsverft in 1981 and was used as an offshore standby-ship in the North Sea under the name MS Sandby Master. The Royal Norwegian Navy took her over in 1993, and Tyr went through a comprehensive rebuilding and modernization program between 1994 and February, 1995 at the Mjellem & Karlsen shipyard in Bergen. Under the rebuilding Tyr was equipped with new thrusters, the bridge was expanded and a mine hangar was built on the aft-deck, and new hydraulic equipment was installed on the work-deck. Tyr was fitted with tactical systems, and was equipped with an Scorpio 21 ROV. The furnishings were also modernized.

In 2014, Tyr was put up for sale by the Norwegian Armed Forces, with an estimated price of NOK 15-20 million.[1]

Wreck discoveries and recoveries

Tyr in Arendal in June 2012

HNoMS Tyr has discovered and/or recovered several wrecks:

Footnotes

  1. Emberland, Torkil (19 May 2014). "Den kan brukes til alt fra skattejakt til oljeleting, og kan bli din for 20 millioner". Nordlys (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Official Norwegian Defence Force website: Over 5,000 graves found (Norwegian)
  3. Tor Leif Pedersen (27 February 2007). "- Tonnevis med kvikksølv ikke funnet". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  4. Lawson, Siri Holm. "D/S Prinsesse Ragnhild". Warsailors.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. "Sunken WWII ship found in fjord". BBC News. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  6. "Oppdaget ny koralldyrart utenfor Bodø". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 3 May 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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