Feature 2 | AUXILIARY VESSELS Norway pursues multi-role AOR concept
Norway’s Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) is advancing plans to procure a new multifunctional auxiliary oiler replenishment ship (AOR) to enter service with the Royal Norwegian Navy by the end of 2015.
The multi-role AOR vessel is designed to provide logistics support to maritime forces and increase the endurance of the Norwegian Task Group.
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roject 2513, formally endorsed by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence in July 2009, calls for
the acquisition of a single multi-purpose vessel to meet the afloat replenishment needs of the Royal Norwegian Navy while at the same time embarking vehicle and small boat payloads and offering additional utility for aviation, medical and maintenance support. This single platform will thereby
address a number of capability gaps, and provide an organic afloat support capability to enable the Royal Norwegian Navy to achieve its objective of a self-sustaining Norwegian Task Group. Norway’s Naval Staff first outlined plans for the provision of an afloat support
capability in 2002, with Project 2513 established within the NDLO in 2006. Subsequent definition phase activities
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS AOR concept characteristics
Displacement..........................15,000tonnes Deadweight ..............................8125tonnes Length ..................................................155m Breadth...................................................23m Draft .......................................................7.6m Speed .........................20kts (in Sea State 3) Range ..............................10,000nm at 16kts Crew......................................... 120 (50 + 70) Main engine output .....................14,000kW Electrical output ........................ 4 x 1400kW
have explored a series of force mix options to deliver the requirement; initial studies considered separate logistics support and fleet tanker programmes but budget considerations have in the event driven the decision to opt for a single multi-purpose ship. According to Commander (Senior
Grade) Christian Irgens, NDLO project manager for Project 2513, the new multi-role AOR vessel is designed to provide “logistics support to maritime forces during both national and international operations, and increase the endurance of the Norwegian Task Group in the area of operations for a minimum of 30 days. “Additionally, it will have the ability to
Warship Technology July/August 2010
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