Name NoCGV Ålesund Commissioned 1996 Status Out of service Displacement 1.225 million kg | Namesake Ålesund Decommissioned 2016 Length 63 m Draft 4.67 m | |
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Builders Gurskebotn, Myklebust Mekaniske Verksted | ||
NoCGV Ålesund was a purpose-built, leased, offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
In November 1995, the Norwegian Coast Guard ordered two purpose-built chartered Fishery Protection Vessels, the Tromsø, a 2,100 ton Polish-built vessel chartered from Tromsø Dampskibsselskab, and Ålesund, a 1,350 ton vessel chartered from Remøy Shipping. Ålesund entered service in April 1996.
Ålesund is named after the city Ålesund in Western Norway. She is a 1,350 ton vessel armed with a Bofors 40 mm gun and Colt 12,7mm heavy machine guns. Ålesund was used for general EEZ patrol, including fishery inspection and search and rescue. She was based at the naval base Haakonsvern in Bergen. Her crew contained 10 officers and 12 conscripts.
