Hamar class light cruiser (The first ship laid down in 1946)
Ship name (4 ships):
Hamar (HArMS Hamar, commissioned 1950)
Porsgrunn (HArMS Porsgrunn, commissioned 1950)
Keflavik (HArMS Keflavik, commissioned 1951)
Sursborg (HArMS Sursborg, commissioned 1951)
Arendelle's last gun cruisers. In 1945, SDK began designing the next generation of cruisers around the requirement for an "air defense ship adapted to the threats of the jet age". When the design was released to the public, the Hk 42 6-inch autocannon, which had been widely publicized in the press, was not adopted, and the caliber of the new cruiser's main gun was reverted to 5-inches. 1945-46 saw a number of simulations conducted by the Arendian Navy in the context of the Pacific War, and it was determined that the 6-inch autocannon's height of fire was entirely excessive. The inferiority of adaptability made it impossible to match the firepower density of the 5-inch anti-aircraft guns in the same tonnage.
With a design displacement of 11,500 tons, the final design of the Hamar-class surpassed the Kongsberg-class light cruisers with 12 6-inch guns in the treaty era, and the 12 5-inch 54-caliber fully automatic guns could fire 360 rounds per minute of proximity fuse anti-aircraft shells HE or anti-surface SAP shells, and eight twin 57-mm 60-caliber anti-aircraft guns and four quadruple 30-mm anti-aircraft guns provided close firepower, guided by independent fire control radars. To follow the Grenen-class supercarriers, an 80,000 hp power pack was installed to reach a speed of 33 knots.
After entering service, the Hamar-class mainly operated in carrier battle groups, occasionally traveling to the Mediterranean to participate in exercises. In 1961, the ship underwent missile transformation, dismantled all twin 5-inch guns, replaced it with two sets of Mk 10 Terrier GMLS, completely updated electronic equipment, installed bulbous bow sonar, and continued to serve as the first generation of missile cruisers of Arendelle until it was decommissioned in 1981.