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Sauda-class mine countermeasures vessel

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	KNM Alta steaming into Horten 01.jpg
image_caption	The Sauda-class vessel
section2	{{Infobox ship/class overview
name	Sauda class
builders	*Hodgdon Bros, Gowdy & Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine
operators
class_before	No preceding class, only and
class_after	Oksøy-class mine hunter and Alta-class minesweeper
built_range	1953-1955
in_commission_range	1953-1996
total_ships_completed	10
total_ships_retired	10
total_ships_preserved	1
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class
displacement	333 LT
length	44 m
propulsion	2 × General Motors 880 BHK
speed	13.5 kn
complement	40 (8 - 10 officers and 30 men)
armament	2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns

Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted, Mandal
Skaalurens Skibsbyggeri, Rosendal
De Forenede Båtbyggerier, Risør

The Sauda class was a class of nine minesweepers and one minehunter in service for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1953 to 1996. The class was designed at Sparkman & Stephens Inc., New York City, as an improvement of the (Norwegian Yard Mine Sweepers). Five of the vessels were built in the United States, three were built at Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted in Mandal, one at Skaalurens Skibsbyggeri in Rosendal and one at De Forenede Båtbyggerier in Risør. The class was fully financed by the US government as a part of the Military Assistance Program (MAP).

Most of the vessels were named after Norwegian rivers:Sira, Tana, Alta, Ogna, Vosso, Glomma, Tista, Kvina and Utla. Sauda is however, both a river and a town. is the only vessel still in existence. She is a museum vessel owned by the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum but maintained and sailed by a dedicated friendship association. Some of the vessels were in service in the United States Navy and the Royal Belgian Navy before entering Norwegian service.

Ships

Sauda (M 311) was laid down as AMS-102 by the Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine, and completed on 23 July 1953.{{Cite web |url-status = dead
Ogna was built by Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted, Mandal, delivered on 5 March 1955, and decommissioned on 27 April 1979. She was sold into civilian service in 1987.
Vosso was built by Skaalurens Skibsbyggeri, Rosendal, delivered on 15 March 1955, and decommissioned on 8 July 1987. She was sold for scrapping in August 1992.
Tista was built by De Forenede båtbyggerier, Risør, delivered on 27 April 1955, and decommissioned on 15 August 1994. She was sold for scrapping in 1997.
Kvina (M 332) was built by Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted, Mandal, delivered on 12 July 1955, and decommissioned on 24 March 1995. She was sold for scrapping in 1997.
Utla was built by Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted, Mandal, delivered on 15 November 1955, and decommissioned on 17 January 1990. She was sold for scrapping in 1997.
Sira was laid down as AMS-132 by the Hiltebrant Drydock Company of Kingston, New York, and reclassified by the U.S. Navy as Coastal Minesweeper MSC-132 on 7 February 1955. Completed on 14 November 1955{{Cite web
Tana (M 313) was laid down as AMS-103 by the Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine, completed 22 September 1953 and transferred to Belgium as Roeselaere (M 914). Reclassified by U.S. Navy as Coastal Minesweeper MSC-103 on 7 February 1955, she was returned to U.S. custody in 1966 and then transferred to Norway.{{Cite web
HNoMS Alta (M314)Alta (M 314) was laid down as AMS-104 by the Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine, completed on 30 October 1953 and transferred to Belgium as Arlon (M 915). Reclassified by the U.S. Navy as Coastal Minesweeper MSC-104 on 7 February 1955, she was returned to U.S. custody in 1966 and then transferred to Norway.{{Cite web
Glomma (M 317) was laid down as AMS-151 by the Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine, completed on 15 December 1953 and transferred to Belgium as Bastogne (M 313). Reclassified by the U.S. Navy as Coastal Minesweeper MSC-151 on 7 February 1955, she was returned to U.S. custody in 1966 and then transferred to Norway.{{Cite web

References

Vern Bouwman. (2004). "Navy Super Tankers".
"M314 Alta". Historic Naval Ships Association.

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