The contracting authority needs to carry out maintenance and repairs on the vessel KNM Hitra.
KNM “Hitra”, (previously USN SC-718) is one of three submarine chasers that the Norwegian navy received from the USA in 1943.
This type of ship was first built in 1917 and in 1918 the American navy had 440 ships of this type in service. 438 versions of a slightly modified version of the ship type were built during the second world war, of which 3 were given to Norway. The hulls were built out of Canadian pine (pitchpine) on an oak frame with a steel main bulkhead and reinforcements. The construction was carried out by civilian boat builder yards who did not already have defence contracts.
The central measurements are 111 feet 6 ¾ inches X 18 feet 8 inches X 6 feet.