List of Royal Norwegian Navy ships

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A list of Royal Norwegian Navy fleet units and vessels, both past and present. The list might not be fully up-to-date or complete. If you have any additional information, feel free to contribute.

Ships from the years 1509 to 1814 might be listed under Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy.

Contents

[edit] Fleet units and vessels (present)

[edit] Frigate Branch

  • Fridtjof Nansen class frigate One delivered, four more under construction.
  • Oslo class frigate (1964)
    • Bergen (F301) (currently in the process of being decommissioned, and is used for office space)
    • Trondheim (F302)
    • Narvik (F304)
  • Support vessels:
    • Horten (A350), training vessel
    • Reinøysund (L4502), support vessel (former landing vessel)
    • Rotsund (L4505), support vessel (former landing vessel)
  • Royal yacht:

[edit] Mine Branch

  • 1st Mine Clearing Squadron
  • Minesweeper/minelayer:
    • Tyr (N50), discovered wreck of U-735 in 1999
  • Mine Clearance Command (divers)

[edit] Submarine Branch

The submarine fleet consists of several Ula class submarines.

[edit] MTB Branch

The Coastal Warfare fleet consists of several Hauk class patrol boats, and one brand new Skjold class missile patrol boat.

  • Missile Torpedo Boat Command
    • Missile Patrol Boat (Skjold class):
      • Skjold (P960)
    • 21st Missile Torpedo Boat Squadron (Hauk class):
      • Tjeld (P989)
      • Stegg (P994)
      • Ravn (P996)
      • Geir (P998)
    • 22nd Missile Torpedo Boat Squadron (Hauk class):
      • Skarv (P990)
      • Jo (P992)
      • Falk (P995)
      • Gribb (P997)
      • Erle (P999)'
    • Out of service:
      • Hauk (P986)
      • Ørn (P987)
      • Terne (P988)
      • Teist (P991)
      • Lom (P993)
    • Support vessel:

[edit] Naval Ranger Branch

[edit] Logistics Branch

In the process of establishing a "logistics on keel" system.

[edit] Coast Guard units and vessels

[edit] Naval Schools

  • Royal Norwegian Naval Basic Training Establishment, HNoMS Harald Haarfagre, Stavanger
  • Royal Norwegian Navy Officer Candidate School, Horten
  • Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, Laksevåg, Bergen
  • Royal Norwegian Naval Training Establishment, HNoMS Tordenskjold, Haakonsvern, Bergen

Fact sheet from Department of Defense

[edit] Navy vessels (future)

The Norwegian Navy is undergoing a major modernization project to fortify its position as a modern and competent fleet. Some of these projects are the construction of 5 new Fridtjof Nansen class Aegis frigates, 6 new Skjold class patrol boats and numerous upgradings of existing models and vessels. The plans are scheduled to be completed by 2010, and Norway will then have some of the most advanced vessels of their class in the world.

  • Frigates:
    • Fridtjof Nansen (F310). Launched June 3, 2004. Commissioned 2006.
    • Roald Amundsen (F311). Expected commissioning 2006.
    • Otto Sverdrup (F312). Expected commissioning 2007.
    • Helge Ingstad (F313). Expected commissioning 2008.
    • Thor Heyerdahl (F314). Expected commissioning 2009.
  • Missile Patrol Boats:
    • Storm (P961)
    • Skudd (P962)
    • Steil (P963)
    • Glimt (P964)
    • Gnist (P965)

[edit] Navy vessels (past)

Several earlier battleships are listed under Denmark.

[edit] Amphibious landing vessels

    • Kvalsund class
    • Reinøysund (2) class
      • Reinøysund Still in use or in reserve?
      • Rotsund Still in use or in reserve?
      • Borgsund
      • Sørøysund (L4503) (Later rebuildt to Tjeldsund class)
      • Maursund (L4504) (Later rebuildt to Tjeldsund class)
    • Tjeldsund class
      • Tjeldsund (L4506)

[edit] Armed auxilaries

    • Pol III, armed whaler; engaged German Kampfgruppe 5 on April 8, 1940, its captain, Leif Welding-Olsen, became the first Norwegian uniformed casualty of WW2
    • Bodø Sunk by a mine 1943

[edit] Battleships

[edit] Corvettes

[edit] Destroyers

[edit] Frigates

[edit] Gunships

[edit] Steamgunships

[edit] Submarine hunters

[edit] Submarines

    • Kobben (1909-1933) Renamed A-1 in 21 February 1913. The tower of Kobben is preserved at the Royal Navy Officers' Training School at Horten.
    • A class Three vessels bought 1913, a fourth ordered 1914 (A-5) but confiscated by the German navy.
    • B class Six vessels of the US Holland type built on licence in Norway from 1922 to 1929.
      • B-1 (1922-1946) Able to escape to Great Britain in 1940.
      • B-2 (?-1940) Captured by Germans on 11 April.
      • B-3 (?-1940) Sunk by own crew to prevent German capture.
      • B-4 (?-1940) Captured by Germans on 10 April.
      • B-5 (?-1940) Captured by Germans on 11 April.
      • B-6 (1929-1940) Surrendered to German troops on 1 May under threat of bombing of Florø city.
    • U class
    • V class
      • Utstein ex. HMS Venturer
      • Utsira ex. HMS Variance
    • K class
      • Kya, ex-U-926
      • Kaura, ex-U-995
      • Kinn, ex-U-1202
    • Kobben class Fifteen vessels built from 1964 to 1967.
      • Kinn (1964-1982) Delibarately sunk in Bjørnefjorden in 1990.
      • Kya (1964-1991) Transferred to Denmark as HDMS Springeren in 1991.
      • Kobben (1964-2001) Transferred to Poland as ORP Jastrząb to be used for parts.
      • Kunna (1964-?) Transferred to Poland as ORP Kondor in 2004.
      • Kaura (1965-?) Transferred to Denmark to be used for parts in 1991.
      • Ula (1965-1998) Changed name to Kinn in 1987. Scrapped in 1998.
      • Utsira (1965-1998) Scrapped 1998.
      • Utstein (1965-1998) Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum in 1998.
      • Utvær (1965-1989) Transferred to Denmark as HDMS Tumleren in 1989.
      • Uthaug (1966-1990) Transferred to Denmark as HDMS Sælen in 1990.
      • Sklinna (1966-2001) Scrapped in 2001.
      • Skolpen (1966-2002) Transferred to Poland as ORP Sęp in 2002.
      • Stadt (1966-1990) Scrapped.
      • Stord (1967-2002) Transferred to Poland as ORP Sokół in 2002.
      • Svenner (1967-2003) Also a training ship. To Poland as ORP Bielik in 2003.

[edit] Minesweepers

    • Børtind Refitted guard vessel
    • Sauda class
      • Kvina
      • Ogna
      • Sauda
      • Sira
      • Tana
      • Tista
      • Utla
      • Vosso
      • Glomma
      • Alta (M314) (museum vessel)
    • Syrian
    • Nordhav II
    • Drøbak

[edit] Minelayers

[edit] Orlogsbrigg

[edit] Offshore patrol vessels

[edit] Torpedo boats

[edit] Training vessels, School ships

    • Haakon VII (1958-1973) ex. USS Gardiners Bay School ship. Built as a "Seaplane Tender" for the US Navy.

[edit] Monitors

[edit] Other ships

[edit] Sources

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