HNoMS ''Otto Sverdrup'' is a ''Fridtjof Nansen''-class

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of the

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Construction and commissioning

Built by the Spanish shipbuilders

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, in Ferrol, ''Otto Sverdrup'' was the third of the ''Fridtjof Nansen'' class to be launched and then commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Service

In November 2017 ''Otto Sverdrup'' visited London's West India Dock with the Portuguese frigate ''Francisco de Almeida''. Both ships were part of

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at the time.

References

External links

* - Royal Norwegian Navy's page on the ''Fridtjof Nansen'' class {{DEFAULTSORT:Otto Sverdrup (F312) Frigates of Norway Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates 2006 ships Ships built in Spain