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HNoMS Uredd (P41)
HMS ''P41'' was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong. She was transferred to the exiled Exile is either an entity who is, or the state of being, away from one's home while being explicitly refused permission to return. Exile, exiled, exiles, The Exile, or The Exiles may also refer to: Exiles * Babylonian captivity, or Babylonia ... Royal Norwegian Navy before completion and renamed HNoMS ''Uredd''. She and one of the Norwegian B-class submarine, B-class in 1940 have so far been the only Norwegian submarines to have been sunk. Service history Ordered on 11 March 1940, the submarine was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrongs shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness on 15 October 1940, and launched on 24 August 1941. She was transferred to Norwegian command on 7 December 1941. She served mostly as a patrol craft off the coast of Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Nazi-occupied Norway, eventually completing a total of seven successful missions for the Royal Norwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy () is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for navy, naval operations of Norway, including those of the Norwegian Coast Guard. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 32,000 when fully mobilized) and 70 vessels, including 4 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 Minesweeper (ship), minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels. This navy has a history dating back to 955. From 1509 to 1814, it formed part of the navy of history of the Danish navy, Denmark-Norway, also referred to as the "Common Fleet". Since 1814, the Royal Norwegian Navy has again existed as a separate navy. In Norwegian, all its naval vessels since 1946 bear the ship prefix ''KNM'', which stands for "Kongelige Norske Marine" (which translates to "Royal Norwegian Navy"); in English, these vessels are identified by the prefix ''HNoMS'', meaning "His/Her Norweg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
