The Alta class mine sweeper is a class of mine sweeper operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy. The Royal Norwegian Navy (often abbreviated as RNoN) is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. ...

The Alta class wes built by Kvaerner Mandal during 1996 and 1997. The catamaran hull is built in a fibre-reinforced plastic sandwich of very low magnetic signature. Kvaerner is a Norway-based engineering and construction services company. ... Missing image Image:Mandal kart. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Two Hobie catamarans, showing the typical Hobie raised platform joining the two hulls, and tall mast. ... GRP may refer to: Gibraltar Reform Party Glass-reinforced plastic Gross Rating Point in television Gastrin Releasing Peptide This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Two large fans located on each side create an air cushion between the two hulls and a front and aft rubber skirt, lifting the vessel, giving small drag and a high cruise speed, as well as low susceptibility to the shock of exploding mines since only a small portion of the hull is actually exposed in the water. Propulsion by water jet, again one in each hull, gives a low acoustic signature. See also: Jet (disambiguation) A jet is a stream of fluid produced by discharge through an orifice into free space. ...

External links

• KNM Alta (http://www.knmalta.org/en/01.html)
• Oksøy and Alta class (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/oksoy/)
• Oksøy Alta class (http://www.nasog.net/datasheets/warships/mwc/Oksoy_Alta_Class.htm)