Three ships of the
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 i ...
have borne the name HNoMS ''Sel'' or ''Sæl'' (archaic spelling), after the
Pinniped
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* was a launched in 1901, she was sunk in action with the German ''
Kriegsmarine
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'' during the 1940
Norwegian Campaign.
* was the former US Navy
Elco-class boat ''PT-603'', received as aid in 1951.
* was a
motor torpedo boat launched in 1963 and sold for scrapping in 1981.
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Royal Norwegian Navy ship names