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List of Royal Norwegian Navy ships

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

  • (A553) (formerly Philante, a private yacht of British ownership; escort vessel during WWII)
  • K/B Stjernen royal boat.

Minesweepers

  • (1994)
  • Oksøy M340
  • Karmøy M341
  • MÃ¥løy M342
  • Hinnøy M343
  • (1996)
  • Alta M350
  • Otra M351
  • Rauma M352
  • Orkla M353 (Ship sunk due to fire on 19 November 2002)
  • Glomma M354
  • Mine Clearance Command (divers)

Submarine branch

The submarine fleet consists of several s.

* Ula
* Utsira
* Utstein
* Utvær
* Uthaug
* Uredd

MTB branch

The Coastal Warfare fleet consists of six 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:

Naval Ranger branch

Logistics branch

Coast Guard units and vessels

  • Coast Guard Squadron North
  • Coast Guard Squadron South
  • Future vessels
  • Six vessels of the ordered
  • Three hybrid diesel-LNG vessels, two to be named and Sortland and one unnamed ordered

Naval schools

Navy vessels (past)

Several earlier ships are listed under Denmark.

Amphibious landing vessels

Armed auxiliaries

Brigs

  • (1807/1825–1825)
  • (1808/1814–1837)
  • (1817–1854)
  • (1814–1821)
  • (1809/1814–1817)
  • (1808/1814–1827)
  • (1818–1847)
  • (1805/1814–1882)
  • (1808/1814–1820)
  • (1808/1814–1817) Launched 1805. Captured from the Royal Navy off Lindesnes 19 June 1808.
  • (1859–1900)

Coastal defence ships

  • (1897–1948)
  • (1897–1948)
  • (1901–1940) – Sunk at Narvik on 9 April 1940.
  • (1900–1940) – Sunk at Narvik on 9 April 1940.
  • (1912) – Seized by the Royal Navy and renamed , blew up in September 1918.
  • (1912) – Seized by the Royal Navy and renamed .

Corvettes

  • (1849–1866)
  • (1882–1925)
  • (1844–1858)
  • (1864–1940/1945)
  • (1855–1903)
  • (1851–1903)
  • (1829–1874)
  • (1849–1866)
  • – Six vessels received from the Royal Navy
  • – ex-
  • – ex-
  • – ex-
  • – ex-, sunk by on 18 November 1942.
  • (1942–1944)- ex-
  • – ex-
  • Polarfront II – ex-, used as a weather ship.
  • – One vessel received from the Royal Navy
  • – ex-, was sunk by a mine near BÃ¥tsfjord, Norway on 12 December 1944.
  • – Two vessels built.
  • (1965–1992)
  • (1967–1992)

Destroyers

  • (1910–1943) In Norwegian service until scrapped in 1944.
  • (1912–1949) In German hands from 1940 to 1945, scrapped in 1949.
  • (1914–1940) Sunk by Luftwaffe bombers on 26 April 1940 during the Norwegian campaign.
  • Six vessels made in Norway from 1936 to 1939.
  • (1936–1959) In Norwegian service during the war. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
  • (1938–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
  • (1936–1940) 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.
  • (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.
  • (1946–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
  • S class Two vessels on loan from the Royal Navy
  • (1944) ex- Torpedoed and sunk on D-Day, 6 June 1944)
  • (1943–1959) ex-
  • Five vessels on loan from the Royal Navy.
  • Lincoln (1942–1944)
  • St Albans (1941–1944)
  • Mansfield (1940–1942)
  • Bath (1941)
  • Newport (1941–1942)
  • Four vessels bought from the UK in 1946 and 1947.
  • (1947–1965) ex-
  • ex-
  • ex-
  • ex-
  • Type II
  • Arendal ex-
  • ex-
  • ex-
  • Type III Hunt class
  • (1942–1961), Later renamed Narvik
  • (1942–1943)

Frigates

  • (1828–1870)
  • (1854–1920)
  • (1860–1925)
  • (1864–1932)
  • Five vessels built.
  • (1966–1994) Sank in 1994.
  • (1967–2005)
  • (1966–2006), used as target during missile test 2013
  • (1967–1998)
  • (1966–2007) transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum.
  • Formerly of the Royal Canadian Navy
  • (1956–1964) ex-
  • (1956–1977) ex-, rebuilt in 1965 to serve as support vessel for torpedo boats under the name .
  • (1956–1973) ex-, rebuilt in 1965 to serve as support vessel for submarines under the name HNoMS Horten.

Cutters

Schooners

Sloops

Sloops, several of which were later rebuilt as 3.-class gunboats.

  • Arendal launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875.
  • Augvaldsnæs launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Bergen launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Bodøe launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Bragernæs launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Brevig launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875, then used as a minelayer.
  • Christiansund launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Drøbak launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1872 to a catamaran steam gunboat and renamed Trold.
  • Egersund launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Farsund launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Flekkefjord launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Fredrikshald launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Hammerfest launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Holmestrand launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Horten launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875 and used as a minelayer.
  • Høievarde launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Kaholmen launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Karmøe launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1883 and used as a minelayer.
  • Kongsberg launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.
  • Kristiansand aka. Christiansand launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875 and used as a minelayer.
  • Langesund launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.
  • Larvik aka. Laurvig launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875.
  • Levanger launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Lillesand launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875 and used as a minelayer.
  • Lindesnæs launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Molde launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Moss launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Munkholmen launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Namsos launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Porsgrund launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.
  • Sarpsborg launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1872 as a catamaran steam gunboat and renamed Trold. Stricken 1905.
  • Skeen launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.
  • Skudenæs launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1883. Stricken 1905.
  • Soon launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Stat launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Strømsøe launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1872 as a catamaran steam gunboat and renamed Nøk. Stricken 1903.
  • Svelvigen launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1872 as a steam gunboat and renamed Dverg. Stricken 1905.
  • Sverresborg launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Tananger launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Tangen launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Tromsøe launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Trondhjem launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Tønsberg launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875. Stricken 1905.
  • Udsire launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Vardøe launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Vardøhuus launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Aalesund launched between 1840 and 1845.
  • Aaasgaardstrand launched between 1840 and 1845. Rebuilt 1875 and used as a minelayer.

Gunboats

  • Vale (1874–1947) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1911.
  • Brage (1878–1946) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1912.
  • Nor (1878–1949) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1912.
  • Uller (1876–1940) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1911.
  • Vidar (1882–1947) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1911.
  • Gor (1884–1945) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1913.
  • Tyr (1887–1945) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1913.
  • Æger (1894–1932)

Steam powered gunboats

Submarine chasers

Submarines

  • Kobben (1909–1933) 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.
  • A-2 (1914–1940)
  • A-3 (1914–1940)
  • A-4 (1914–1940)
  • A-5 Confiscated by Germany, named UA in 1914 and never entered Norwegian service.

Minesweepers

Minelayers

Monitors

Offshore patrol vessels

Torpedo boats

  • Rap (1873–1920) – the first modern torpedo boat.
  • Ulven (1878–1923)
  • 2. class – 27 built from 1882.
  • Lyn
  • Rask (1885–?)
  • Pil (1886–?)
  • Snar (1887–?)
  • Orm (1888–?)
  • Kjell (1912–1940) Captured by the Germans and used as a patrol boat under the name KT1, later rebuilt as a minesweeper under the name NK.02 Dragoner, sunk 28 September 1944 by British aircraft.
  • 1. class Ten vessels built from 1892.
  • 3. class One small harbour and fjord torpedo boat built in 1899.
  • Myg (1899–?)
  • Oter (1888–?)
  • Raket (1894–?)
  • Varg (1894–?)
  • Glimt (1897–?)
  • Djerv (1897–1940) Refitted as minesweeper. Sunk by own crew in Sognefjorden.
  • Storm (1898–1940)
  • Brand (1898–1946)
  • Trods (1898–?)
  • Dristig (1899–1940) Refitted as minesweeper. Sunk by own crew in Sognefjorden.
  • Laks (1900–?)
  • Sild (1900–?)
  • Sæl (1901–1940)
  • Skrei (1901–?)
  • Hauk (1902–?)
  • Falk (1902–?)
  • Ørn (1903–?)
  • Ravn (1903–?)
  • Grib (1905–?)
  • Jo (1905–?)
  • Lom (1905–?)
  • Skarv (1906–?)
  • Teist (1907–?)
  • Trygg class Three 256 ton vessels built between 1919 and 1921
  • Trygg (1919–1940) Sunk, then salvaged by the Germans in 1940.
  • Snøgg (1920–1940) Captured by the Germans in 1940.
  • Stegg (1921–1940) Sunk in battle in 1940.
  • MTB 5 (1940)
  • MTB 6 (1940–1941)
  • MTB 56 (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.
  • Snøgg ex US Navy PT-602
  • Sel ex US Navy PT-603
  • Sild ex US Navy PT-604
  • Skrei ex US Navy PT-605
  • Snar ex US Navy PT-606
  • Springer ex US Navy PT-608
  • Hai ex US Navy PT-609
  • Hauk ex US Navy PT-610
  • Hval ex US Navy PT-611
  • Hvass ex US Navy PT-612
  • Tjeld class aka. Nasty class 20 vessels built in Norway from 1959 to 1966.
  • Tjeld (1959–1992) Renamed Sel. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
  • Skarv (1959–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Teist (1960–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Jo (1960–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Lom (1961–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Stegg (1961–1992) Renamed Hval. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Naval Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
  • Hauk (1961–1992) Renamed Laks. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
  • Falk (1961–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Ravn (1961–1992) Renamed Knurr. Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
  • Gribb (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.
  • Geir (1962–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Erle (1962–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Sel (1963–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Hval (1964–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Laks (1964–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Hai (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.
  • Knurr (1964–1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Lyr (1965–1992) Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
  • Skrei (1965–?) Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Transferred to the Royan Norwegian Navy Museum and preserved as a museum ship.
  • Delfin (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
  • Rask (?–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.

Training vessels, school ships

Other ships

References

Sources