Norwegian Coast Guard
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The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate vessels, many of which are purpose-built. All coast guard vessels have the prefix KV. Four of these vessels are capable of embarking one or more helicopters. Norway's exclusive economic zone, the Coast Guard's area of responsibility, is about 2.2 million square kilometers, the largest in Western Europe.
[edit] History
The Coast Guard was established 1 April 1977. Before that, the functions of a coast guard had been carried out by different organisations within the Royal Norwegian Navy. One of the oldest of these organisations were groups of navy ships organised to prevent foreign ships from fishing in Norwegian territorial waters. A Coast Guard division named Det Regionale Sjømilitære Fiskerioppsyn has now taken on that responsibility.
[edit] Coast Guard units and vessels
- Coast Guard Squadron North
- Svalbard
- Nordkapp class
- Andenes
- Nordkapp
- Senja
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- Harstad
- Chieftain
- Thorsteinson
- Sjøveien
- Nysleppen
- Barentshav
- Torsteinson
- Åhav
- Kongsøy
- Stålbas
- Future Vessels
- 6 vessels of the Nornen class ordered
- 3 new hybrid diesel-LNG vessels, two to be named Barentshav and Sortland and one unnamed ordered
