List of Royal Norwegian Navy ships
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This article is a list of Royal Norwegian Navy fleet units and vessels, both past and present.
Ships from the years 1509 to 1814 might be listed under Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy.
Fleet units and vessels (present)[]
Frigates[]
Support vessels[]
- (former landing vessel)
- (former landing vessel)
Royal yacht[]
- Norge (A553) (formerly Philante, a private yacht of British ownership; escort vessel during WWII)
- K/B Stjernen royal boat.
Minesweepers[]
- Oksøy-class mine hunter (1994)
- Oksøy M340
- Karmøy M341
- Måløy M342
- Hinnøy M343
- Alta-class minesweeper (1996)
- Alta M350
- Otra M351
- Rauma M352
- Orkla M353 (Ship sunk due to fire on 19 November 2002)
- Glomma M354
- Tyr (N50), discovered wreck of German submarine U-735 in 1999 and wreck of British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Hunter in 2008.
- Mine Clearance Command (divers)
Submarine branch[]
The submarine fleet consists of several Ula-class submarines.
- 1st Submarine Squadron (Diesel-electric Ula-class submarines):
- Ula (S300)
- Utsira (S301)
- Utstein (S302)
- Utvær (S303)
- Uthaug (S304)
- Uredd (S305)
MTB branch[]
The Coastal Warfare fleet consists of six Skjold-class missile patrol boats. The boat type is often branded a corvette.
- Missile Torpedo Boat Command
- Missile Patrol Boat (Skjold class):
- Skjold (P960)
- Storm (P961)
- Skudd (P962)
- Steil (P963)
- Glimt (P964)
- Gnist (P965)
- Support vessel:
- Missile Patrol Boat (Skjold class):
[]
- Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commando (Naval Ranger Command)
- Coastal Ranger Command
- Tactical Boat Squadron
- Combat Boat 90 (1996)
- Trondenes
- Skrolsvik
- Kråkenes
- Stangnes
- Kjøkøy
- Mørvika
- Kopås
- Tangen
- Oddane
- Malmøya
- Hysnes
- Brettingen
- Løkhaug
- Søviknes
- Hellen
- Osternes
- Fjell
- Lerøy
- Torås
- Møvik
- Combat Boat 90 (1996)
Logistics branch[]
In the process of establishing a "logistics on keel" system.
Coast Guard units and vessels[]
- Coast Guard Squadron North
- Coast Guard Squadron South
- Future vessels
- Six vessels of the Nornen class ordered
- Three hybrid diesel-LNG vessels, two to be named Barentshav and Sortland and one unnamed ordered
[]
- 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
[]
Several earlier ships are listed under Denmark.
Amphibious landing vessels[]
-
- (1968–1991)
-
- Still in use or in reserve?
- Still in use or in reserve?
- (L4503) (Later rebuilt to Tjeldsund class)
- (L4504) (Later rebuilt to Tjeldsund class)
-
- (L4506)
Armed auxiliaries[]
- (1904–1940?) patrol boat
- (1926–1940) patrol boat, sunk by own crew.
- (?–1940?) patrol boat
- (?–1940?) patrol boat
- used as and Shetland Bus.
- (1900–1940?) patrol boat
- (1912–?) patrol boat
- (1896–1940?) patrol boat
- patrol boat
- Sunk by a mine in 1943
- (1912–1940?) patrol boat
- Honningsvåg, naval trawler, originally the German trawler Malangen, captured by Norwegian forces at Honningsvåg 13 April 1940
- Pol III, armed whaler; engaged German Kampfgruppe 5 on 8 April 1940, its captain, Leif Welding-Olsen, became the first Norwegian uniformed casualty of WWII
- Thorodd, patrol boat
Brigs[]
- Allart (1807/1825–1825)[1]
- (1808/1814–1837)[1]
- (1817–1854)[1]
- (1814–1821)[1]
- (1809/1814–1817)[1]
- Langeland (1808/1814–1827)[1]
- (1818–1847)[1]
- Lougen (1805/1814–1882)[1]
- (1808/1814–1820)[1]
- Seagull (1808/1814–1817) Launched 1805. Captured from the Royal Navy off Lindesnes 19 June 1808.[1]
- (1859–1900)[1]
Coastal defence ships[]
- Tordenskjold class
- Tordenskjold (1897–1948)
- Harald Haarfagre (1897–1948)
- Eidsvold class
- Bjørgvin class
- Bjørgvin (1912) – Seized by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Glatton, blew up in September 1918.
- Nidaros (1912) – Seized by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Gorgon.
Corvettes[]
- Ellida (1849–1866)[1]
- Ellida (1882–1925)[1]
- (1844–1858)[1]
- (1864–1940/1945)[1]
- (1855–1903)[1]
- Nidaros (1851–1903)[1]
- Ørnen (1829–1874)[1]
- (1849–1866)[1]
- Flower class – Six vessels received from the Royal Navy
- Andenes – ex-HMS Acanthus
- Nordkyn – ex-HMS Buttercup
- – ex-
- – ex-, sunk by U-262 on 18 November 1942.
- (1942–1944)- ex-
- – ex-
- Polarfront II – ex-HMS Bryony, used as a weather ship.
- Castle class – One vessel received from the Royal Navy
- – ex-HMS Shrewsbury Castle, was sunk by a mine near Båtsfjord, Norway on 12 December 1944.
- Sleipner class – Two vessels built.
- (1965–1992)
- (1967–1992)
Destroyers[]
- Draug class
- Draug (1910–1943) In Norwegian service until scrapped in 1944.
- Troll (1912–1949) In German hands from 1940 to 1945, scrapped in 1949.
- Garm (1914–1940) Sunk by Luftwaffe bombers on 26 April 1940 during the Norwegian campaign.
- Sleipner class Six vessels made in Norway from 1936 to 1939.
- Sleipner (1936–1959) In Norwegian service during the war. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
- Gyller (1938–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
- Æger (1936–1940)[1] Sunk by German bombers on 9 April 1940, at the beginning of Operation Weserübung after first sinking the German supply ship Roda and shooting down two Luftwaffe bombers.
- Odin (1939–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
- (1946–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.[1]
- Tor (1946–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
- S class Two vessels on loan from the Royal Navy
- Town class Five vessels on loan from the Royal Navy.
- Lincoln (1942–1944)
- St Albans (1941–1944)
- Mansfield (1940–1942)
- Bath (1941)
- Newport (1941–1942)
- C class Four vessels bought from the UK in 1946 and 1947.
- Type II Hunt class
- Arendal ex-HMS Badsworth
- Haugesund ex-HMS Beaufort
- Tromsø ex-HMS Zetland
- Type III Hunt class
- (1942–1961), Later renamed Narvik
- (1942–1943)
Frigates[]
- (1828–1870)[1]
- (1854–1920)[1]
- (1860–1925)[1]
- Kong Sverre (1864–1932)
- Oslo class Five vessels built.
- River class Formerly of the Royal Canadian Navy
- Draug (1956–1964) ex-HMCS Penetang
- Garm (1956–1977) ex-HMCS Toronto, rebuilt in 1965 to serve as support vessel for torpedo boats under the name Valkyrien.
- Troll (1956–1973) ex-HMCS Prestonian, rebuilt in 1965 to serve as support vessel for submarines under the name HNoMS Horten.
Cutters[]
- Built at , Trondheim
- Captured from Sweden
- (1813/1814–1815)[1]
Schooners[]
- Built at Georgernes Verft, Bergen
- Built at Trondhjems Skibsverft, Trondheim
- "Bombgun schooners"
- Steam powered schooners
- Paddlesteam schooners
Sloops[]
Sloops, several of which were later rebuilt as 3. class gunboats.
- Arendal launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875, then used as a minelayer.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1872 to a catamaran steam gunboat and renamed Trold.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875 and used as a minelayer.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1883 and used as a minelayer.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.[1]
- aka. Christiansand launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875 and used as a minelayer.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.[1]
- aka. Laurvig launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875 and used as a minelayer.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1872 as a catamaran steam gunboat and renamed Trold. Stricken 1905.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1883. Stricken 1905.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1872 as a catamaran steam gunboat and renamed Nøk. Stricken 1903.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1872 as a steam gunboat and renamed Dverg. Stricken 1905.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845.[1]
- launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875 and used as a minelayer.[1]
Gunboats[]
-
- Vale class
- Gor class
- Æger (1894–1932)[1]
Steam powered gunboats[]
Submarine chasers[]
- Hessa (P358)
- Hitra (museum vessel)
- Vigra (P359)
- King Haakon VII (1942–1951) Former US submarine chaser .
Submarines[]
- Kobben (1909–1933)[1] Renamed A-1 on 21 February 1913. The tower of Kobben is preserved at the Royal Navy Officers' Training School at Horten.
- A class Three vessels were bought in 1913, a fourth was ordered in 1914 (A-5) but was confiscated by the Imperial German Navy at the outbreak of World War I.
- B class Six vessels of the US Holland type built on licence in Norway from 1922 to 1929.
- (1923–1947) Escaped to the Faeroe Islands 8 June 1940, later used as a training vessel in Scotland.[1]
- (1924–1940) Captured by the Germans on 11 April.[1]
- (1926–1940) Scuttled by own crew on 10 April to prevent German capture.[1]
- (1927–1940) Captured by the Germans on 10 April.[1]
- B-5 (1929–1940) Captured by the Germans on 11 April and renamed UC-1.[1]
- (1930–1940) Surrendered to German troops on 18 April under threat of bombing of Florø city. Named UC −2 in German service.[1]
- U class
- Uredd ex. HMS P41, (1941–1943)
- Ula ex. HMS Varne, (1943–1965), Given to Norway by the UK in 1943
- V class
- Utstein, ex. HMS Venturer, sold to Norway in 1946.
- , ex. , sold to Norway in 1946.
- , ex. , sold to Norway in 1946.
- , ex.
- K class
- , ex-U-926
- Kaura, ex-U-995
- Kinn, ex-U-1202
- Kobben class Fifteen vessels built from 1964 to 1967.
- (1964–1982) Deliberately sunk in Bjørnefjorden in 1990.
- (1964–1991) Transferred to the Royal Danish Navy as in 1991.
- (1964–2001) Transferred to the Polish Navy as to be used for parts.
- (1964–?) Transferred to Poland as in 2004.
- (1965–?) Transferred to Denmark to be used for parts in 1991.
- (1965–1998) Changed name to Kinn in 1987. Scrapped in 1998.
- (1965–1998) Scrapped 1998.
- (1965–1998) Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum in 1998.
- (1965–1989) Transferred to Denmark as in 1989.
- Uthaug (1966–1990) Transferred to Denmark as HDMS Sælen in 1990.
- (1966–2001) Scrapped in 2001.
- Skolpen (1966–2002) Transferred to Poland as ORP Sęp in 2002.
- (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.
- Ula class Six vessels were delivered from Germany in 1989-1992 and still active.
- (since 1988)
- (since 1992)
- (since 1991)
- (since 1990)
- (since 1991)
- (since 1990)
Minesweepers[]
- (1912–?) Refitted guard vessel
- Otra First purpose built Norwegian minesweeper
- Rauma Second purpose built Norwegian minesweeper
-
- (M 317)
- (M 318)
- (M 319)
- (M 320)
- (M 321)
- (M 322)
- (M 330)
- Sauda class
- (museum vessel)
Minelayers[]
- Glommen class
- Glommen (1916–1950)
- (1918–1950)
- Frøya (1918–1940)
- Olav Tryggvason (1934–1940)
- Gor class Formerly US Navy Auk class.
- Brage (N49)
- Gor (N48)
- Uller (N50)
- Tyr (N47)
- Vidar class Two vessels built in Norway.
- Vidar (N52) (1977–2006) Sold to the Lithuanian Naval Force in 2006.
- Vale (N53) (1978–2003) Given to the Latvian Navy in 2003.
Monitors[]
- Skorpionen class:
- Skorpionen (1867–1908)
- Mjølner (1869–1908)
- Thrudvang (1870–1918)
- Thor (1876–1918)
Offshore patrol vessels[]
- Heimdal (1892–1946)
- Fridtjof Nansen (1930–1940)
- Nordkapp (1937–1954)
Torpedo boats[]
- Rap (1873–1920) – the first modern torpedo boat.
- (1878–1923)
- 2. class – 27 built from 1882.
- 1. class Ten vessels built from 1892.
- 3. class One small harbour and fjord torpedo boat built in 1899.
- Myg (1899–?)
- (1888–?)
- (1894–?)
- (1894–?)
- (1897–?)
- (1897–1940) Refitted as minesweeper. Sunk by own crew in Sognefjorden.
- Storm (1898–1940)
- Brand (1898–1946)
- (1898–?)
- (1899–1940) Refitted as minesweeper. Sunk by own crew in Sognefjorden.
- (1900–?)
- (1900–?)
- Sæl (1901–1940)
- (1901–?)
- (1902–?)
- (1902–?)
- (1903–?)
- (1903–?)
- (1905–?)
- (1905–?)
- (1905–?)
- (1906–?)
- (1907–?)
- Trygg class Three 256 ton vessels built between 1919 and 1921
- (1940)
- (1940–1941)
- (1941–1942)
- MTB 345 (1943) Captured by the Germans 28 July 1943, lost in fire the next month
- Fairmile D class aka D class. Ten vessels were in Norwegian service at the end of WWII. Seven of them were used until 1959.
- Elco class Ten vessels received from the US Navy as part of a weapons aid program in 1951.
- ex US Navy PT-602
- ex US Navy PT-603
- ex US Navy PT-604
- ex US Navy PT-605
- ex US Navy PT-606
- ex US Navy PT-608
- ex US Navy PT-609
- ex US Navy PT-610
- ex US Navy PT-611
- ex US Navy PT-612
- Tjeld class aka. Nasty class 20 vessels built in Norway from 1959 to 1966.
- (1959–1992) Renamed Sel. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1959–1981) Sold to , Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1960–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1960–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1961–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1961–1992) Renamed Hval. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Naval Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1961–1992) Renamed Laks. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1961–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1961–1992) Renamed Knurr. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1961–?) Renamed Delfin. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Was planned to be preserved by Kværner Mandal A/S, but later sold for scrapping.
- (1962–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1962–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1963–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1964–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1964–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1964–?) Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Plans are currently underway for Hai to be preserved as a museum ship in Fredrikstad.
- (1964–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
- (1965–1992) Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1965–?) Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Transferred to the Royan Norwegian Navy Museum and preserved as a museum ship.
- (1966–1984) Given to Friends of the Shetland bus as a preservation project, but the project failed and the ship was given to a private person.
- Rapp class Six vessels built in Norway from 1952 to 1956.
- Rapp
- (?–1970)
- Storm class 20 vessels built from 1965 to 1967.
- Arg
- Blink
- Brann
- Brask
- Brott
- Djerv
- Glimt
- Gnist
- Hvass
- Kjekk
- Odd
- Pil
- Rokk
- Skjold
- Skudd
- Steil
- Storm
- Traust
- Tross
- Trygg
- Snøgg class Six vessels built from 1970 to 1971.
- Hauk class
- Hauk (P986)
- Ørn (P987)
- Terne (P988)
- Teist (P991)
- (P989)
- Lom (P993)
- (P994)
- (P996)
- (P998)
- (P990)
- (P992)
- (P995)
- (P997)
- (P999)
Training vessels, school ships[]
- Christian Radich
- Haakon VII (A537) (1958–1973) ex-USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39). School ship. Built as a seaplane tender for the United States Navy.
- Sørlandet
Other ships[]
- Ormen Lange longship (Long Serpent)
References[]
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- ^ Norwegian Defence Force official website: Første seilas med F311 Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian Defence Force official website: Tredje fregatt på norske hender Archived 2 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian Defence Force official websites notes last of class commissioned January 2011: Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Direct hit! Norweigan [sic] navy films missile target practice on its own boat".
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- (in Norwegian)Vold, Ottar; Felttoget 1940 – avdelingenes påkjenninger og tap; 1995; ISBN 82-551-0413-5
- Axel Thorsen, a Norwegian gunboat of 1810 High resolution photos of a model
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