www.knmskjold.org

P-960 KNM Skjold is the Royal Norwegian Navy's first Fast Patrol Craft / Littoral Combat Ship of the Skjold-class. She is designed by the Norwegian Navy in company with different contractors. The ship was commissioned on April 17, 1999. After the commissioning KNM Skjold carried out a thorough test program and participated in several exercises. The testing has been successful and on June 13 2001 the Norwegian Parliament decided build 5 more vessels of this class. The Parliament approved the Skjold contract the 21st of October and the contract was signed the 28th of November 2003.

The Skjold class encompasses state of the art technology and is founded on the  strong Norwegian naval experience in operating small and fast surface warships in the littorals with a heavy weapon load. The flexibility inherent in Skjold is interesting also to other navies. The ship and her Norwegian crew were in the U.S. for tests and trials together with the U.S. Navy from Okt 01 to Sept 02. KNM Skjold was temporary de-commissioned the 24th of June 2003 for reconstruction.

This site is not official pages from the Norwegian Armed Forces. This site is unofficial and made by the P-960 KNM Skjold crew.

Address:

KNM Skjold
P.B. 24 Haakonsvern
5886 Bergen
Norway

E-mail: knm.skjold@online.no

visitors since 1 January 2000