Three ships of the
Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, ...
have borne the name HNoMS ''Thor'' or ''Tor'', after the
Norse
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Norse may also refer to:
Culture and religion
* Nor ...
god of thunder
Thor
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:
* was a
monitor launched in 1872, and wrecked on the way to scrapping in 1919.
* was a launched in 1939. In 1940 she was captured by the Germans and renamed ''Tiger''. Returned to the Royal Norwegian Navy after the
Second World War
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, she served until 1959, then sold for scrapping.
* is a commissioned in 2007 and currently serving with the
Norwegian Coast Guard, which is part of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
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Royal Norwegian Navy ship names