Editing Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate (section)

==Service history==
On 26 February 2009, the Norwegian government decided to deploy ''Fridtjof Nansen'' to the [[Gulf of Aden]], thereby participating in the ongoing [[Operation Atalanta]], the European Union's counter-piracy campaign in [[Somalia]]. ''Fridtjof Nansen'' joined the campaign in August 2009.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Norwegian Defence Force |url=http://www.mil.no/sjo/start/article.jhtml?articleID=174044 |title=Norsk fregatt til Somalia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301041456/http://www.mil.no/sjo/start/article.jhtml?articleID=174044 |archive-date=1 March 2009 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Norwegian frigate to join fight against piracy |url=http://www.norwaypost.no/content/view/21705/1/ |agency=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |work=The Norway Post |date=1 March 2009 |access-date=2 March 2009 |archive-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131056/http://www.norwaypost.no/content/view/21705/1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''Fridtjof Nansen''{{'}}s engagement in Operation Atalanta was carried out without a permanently stationed helicopter.<ref>{{cite web |website=Dagbladet.no |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/08/01/nyheter/pirater/somalia/kapring/forsvaret/7463543/ |title=Norsk fregatt setter kurs mot Afrika |date=August 2009 |language=no |access-date=8 November 2018}}</ref> Mainly due to delays in delivery of the new [[NH-90]], the ship was equipped with two fast [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RHIBs]] for its onboard contingent of maritime [[Special forces|special operations forces]] ([[Marinejegerkommandoen]]).<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Norwegian Defence Force |url=http://www.mil.no/start/article.jhtml?articleID=187690 |title=Nansen er klar til dyst |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801221614/http://www.mil.no/start/article.jhtml?articleID=187690 |archive-date=1 August 2009 |language=no}}</ref>

In November 2009 she became involved in a firefight with suspected pirates after being attacked while inspecting a fishing vessel.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

In December 2013 HNoMS ''Helge Ingstad'' and the Danish {{sclass|Absalon|support ship|0}} support ship {{HDMS|Esbern Snare|L17|6}} were sent to the [[Syria]]n port of [[Latakia]] to escort the Norwegian registered [[RoRo]] cargo ship {{MV|Taiko||2}} and the Danish cargo ship {{MV|Ark Futura||2}}, which transported [[Syria chemical weapons program|Syrian chemical weapons]] to Italy where they were handed over to a [[United States Navy]] ship [[Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons|for destruction]] in international waters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/utenriks/Helge-Ingstad-i-posisjon-utenfor-Syria-3030444.html#.UsEn8fTuJOI |title="Helge Ingstad" i posisjon utenfor Syria |trans-title="Helge Ingstad" in position outside Syria |language=no |work=Bergens Tidende |date=29 December 2013 |access-date=8 November 2018 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305143410/http://www.bt.no/nyheter/utenriks/Helge-Ingstad-i-posisjon-utenfor-Syria-3030444.html#.UsEn8fTuJOI |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/press/news/2013/joint_operation.html?id=747527 |title=Syria: Denmark and Norway offer to transport chemical weapons |publisher=Government of Norway |date=6 December 2013 |access-date=8 November 2018}}</ref>

On 8 November 2018, while returning from participation in [[Exercise Trident Juncture 2018|Exercise ''Trident Juncture'']], ''Helge Ingstad'' was involved in a collision with a [[Malta|Maltese]]-registered [[oil tanker]], ''Sola TS'', that severely damaged the frigate and caused a severe list that placed it in serious danger of sinking in spite of its position. The frigate first ran aground and then was successfully [[Beaching (nautical)|beached]] and tethered with wire cable to prevent it sinking and allow the crew to be evacuated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46136564 |title=Helge Ingstad: Norway's warship collides with tanker in fjord |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=8 November 2018 |website=BBC News |access-date=8 November 2018 }}</ref> In the early hours of 13 November the vessel partially sank with only smaller sections of the superstructure remaining above water.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2018/11/latest-frigate-helge-ingstad-sinks |title=Latest: Frigate "Helge Ingstad" sinks |work=The Barents Observer |last=Nilsen |first=Thomas |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref> The vessel was recovered but with the cost of repair prohibitive it has been decommissioned and was scrapped.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fregatten Helge Ingstad er nå historie |url=https://www.fma.no/aktuelt-og-media/2020/fregatten-helge-ingstad-er-na-historie |website=fma.no |publisher=Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency |access-date=5 July 2022 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>