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

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** Mo, Sverre; Norske marinefartøy; Bodoni Forlag; Bergen; 2008
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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
** ''Måløy'' 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.

* 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 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:
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Naval Ranger branch

* Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commando (Naval Ranger Command)
* Coastal Ranger Command
* Norwegian Mine Diver 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''

Logistics branch

In the process of establishing a "logistics on keel" system.

Coast Guard units and vessels

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

Naval schools

* 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

Navy vessels (past)

Several earlier ships are listed under Denmark.

Amphibious landing vessels

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** ''Kvalsund'' (1968–1991)
** '' Raftsund''
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** '' Reinøysund'' Still in use or in reserve?
** ''Rotsund'' Still in use or in reserve?
** '' Borgsund''
** '' Sørøysund'' (L4503) (Later rebuilt to Tjeldsund class)
** '' Maursund'' (L4504) (Later rebuilt to Tjeldsund class)
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** ''Tjeldsund'' (L4506)

Armed auxiliaries

* ''Alpha'' (1904–1940?) patrol boat
* ''Alversund'' (1926–1940) patrol boat, sunk by own crew.
* ''Andenes'' (?–1940?) patrol boat
* '' Aud I'' (?–1940?) patrol boat
* '' Bergholm'' used as MCM vessel and Shetland Bus.
* ''Beta'' (1900–1940?) patrol boat
* '' Bjerk'' (1912–?) patrol boat
* ''Blink'' (1896–1940?) patrol boat
* '' Blåsel'' patrol boat
* '' Bodø'' Sunk by a mine in 1943
* ''Commonwealth'' (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
* , patrol boat

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

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** (1897–1948)
** (1897–1948)
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** (1901–1940) – Sunk at Narvik on 9 April 1940.
** (1900–1940) – Sunk at Narvik on 9 April 1940.
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** (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-
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** – ex-, sunk by on 18 November 1942.
** (1942–1944)- ex-
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** ''Polarfront II'' – ex-, used as a weather ship.
* – One vessel received from the Royal Navy
** – ex-, was sunk by a mine near Båtsfjord, Norway on 12 December 1944.
* – Two vessels built.
** (1965–1992)
** (1967–1992)

Destroyers

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** (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-
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* 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

* Built at Trondhjems Skibsverft, Trondheim
** '' Capitaine Hans Peter Holm'' (1813/1814–1831)
** '' General von Krogh'' (1813/1814–1831)
*Captured from Sweden
** ''Gripen'' (1813/1814–1815)

Schooners

* Built at Georgernes Verft, Bergen
** ''Thor'' (1805–1810)
** ''Balder'' (1805–1810)
** ''Odin'' (1808/1814–1839)
** '' Valkyrjen'' (1808/1814–1839)
** '' Nornen'' (1810/1814–1839)
** '' Hother'' (1810/1814–1839)
** ''Thor'' (1811/1814–1839)
** ''Balder'' (1811/1814–1839)
* Built at Trondhjems Skibsverft, Trondheim
** '' Patrioten Georg'' (1808/1814–?)
** ''Trondhjem'' (1808/1814–?)
** '' Borgersamfundet'' (1808/1814–?)
** '' Axel Thorsen'' (1810/1814–1863)
** '' Skjøn Valborg'' (1810/1814–1863)
*"Bombgun schooners"
** '' Sleipner'' (1840–1866)
** ''Vale'' (1843–1866)
** ''Uller'' (1845–1877)
*Steam powered schooners
** '' Gyller'' (1848–1905)
** '' Gler'' (1850–1905)
** '' Alfen'' (1859–1903) Rerigged and rebuilt as corvette in 1877.
*Paddlesteam schooners
** '' Nordcap'' (1840–1870)
** '' Æger'' (1852–1891)
** '' Vidar'' (1855–1872)

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

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** ''Ellida'' (1882–1925)
** '' Sleipner'' (1878–1935)
** ''Viking'' (1892–1924)
** ''Frithjof'' (1895–1929)

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*** ''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.
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*** ''Gor'' (1884–1945) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1913.
*** '' Tyr'' (1887–1945) Rebuilt to minelayer in 1913.
** '' Æger'' (1894–1932)

Steam powered gunboats

* ''Rjukan'' (1861–1893)
* ''Sarpen'' (1861–1940)
* '' Lougen'' (1864–1903)
* '' Glommen'' (1864–1903)

Submarine chasers

* ''Hessa'' (P358)
* ''Hitra'' (museum vessel)
* ''Vigra'' (P359)
* ''King Haakon VII'' (1942–1951) Former US submarine chaser HNoMS King Haakon VIIUSS ''PC-467''.

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.

* ''B'' class Six vessels of the US Holland type built on licence in Norway from 1922 to 1929.
** '' B-1'' (1923–1947) Escaped to the Faeroe Islands 8 June 1940, later used as a training vessel in Scotland.
** ''B-2'' (1924–1940) Captured by the Germans on 11 April.
** '' B-3'' (1926–1940) Scuttled by own crew on 10 April to prevent German capture.
** '' B-4'' (1927–1940) Captured by the Germans on 10 April.
** ''B-5'' (1929–1940) Captured by the Germans on 11 April and renamed ''UC-1''.
** '' B-6'' (1930–1940) Surrendered to German troops on 18 April under threat of bombing of Florø city. Named ''UC −2'' in German service.
* ''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.
** '' Uthaug'', ex. HMS Votary, sold to Norway in 1946.
** ''Utvær'', ex. HMS ''Viking'', sold to Norway in 1946.
** ''Utsira'', ex. HMS Variance
* ''K'' class
** '' Kya'', ex- U-926
** '' Kaura'', ex- U-995
** ''Kinn'', ex- U-1202
* ''Kobben'' class Fifteen vessels built from 1964 to 1967.
** ''Kinn'' (1964–1982) Deliberately sunk in Bjørnefjorden in 1990.
** '' Kya'' (1964–1991) Transferred to the Royal Danish Navy as HDMS ''Springeren'' in 1991.
** '' Kobben'' (1964–2001) Transferred to the Polish Navy as ORP ''Jastrząb'' to be used for parts.
** '' Kunna'' (1964–?) Transferred to Poland as ORP ''Kondor'' in 2004.
** '' Kaura'' (1965–?) Transferred to Denmark to be used for parts in 1991.
** '' Ula'' (1965–1998) Changed name to Kinn in 1987. Scrapped in 1998.
** ''Utsira'' (1965–1998) Scrapped 1998.
** '' Utstein'' (1965–1998) Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum in 1998.
** ''Utvær'' (1965–1989) Transferred to Denmark as HDMS ''Tumleren'' in 1989.
** '' Uthaug'' (1966–1990) Transferred to Denmark as HDMS ''Sælen'' in 1990.
** '' Sklinna'' (1966–2001) Scrapped in 2001.
** '' Skolpen'' (1966–2002) Transferred to Poland as ORP ''Sęp'' in 2002.
** '' Stadt'' (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.
** '' Ula (S300)'' (since 1988)
** '' Utsira (S301)'' (since 1992)
** '' Utstein (S302)'' (since 1991)
** '' Utvær (S303)'' (since 1990)
** '' Uthaug (S304)'' (since 1991)
** '' Uredd (S305)'' (since 1990)

Minesweepers

* '' Børtind'' (1912–?) Refitted guard vessel
* ''Otra'' First purpose built Norwegian minesweeper
* ''Rauma'' Second purpose built Norwegian minesweeper
* NYMS class
** NYMS 247/''Vinstra'' (M 317)
** NYMS 306/''Gaula'' (M 318)
** NYMS 377/''Driva'' (M 319)
** NYMS 379/''Alta'' (M 320)
** NYMS 380/''Vorma'' (M 321)
** NYMS 381/''Begna'' (M 322)
** NYMS 382
** NYMS 406/''Rana'' (M 330)
* ''Sauda'' class
** ''Kvina''
** ''Ogna''
** ''Sauda''
** '' Sira''
** ''Tana''
** ''Tista''
** '' Utla''
** ''Vosso''
** ''Glomma''
** (museum vessel)
* ''Syrian''
* '' Nordhav II''
* ''Drøbak''
* , discovered wreck of in 1999 and wreck of British Royal Navy destroyer in 2008. Commissioned in the Royal Norwegian Navy 1995-2014.

Minelayers

* ''Glommen'' class
**'' Glommen'' (1916–1950)
**''Laugen'' (1918–1950)
* '' Frøya'' (1918–1940)
* ''Olav Tryggvason'' (1934–1940)
* ''Gor'' class Formerly US Navy Auk class.
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* ''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.
* ''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