This article is a list of Royal Norwegian Navy

Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support...

 fleet units and vessels, both past and present.

Ships from the years 1509 to 1814 might be listed under Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy

Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy

The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy or The Common Fleet also known simply as the Danish Navy was the naval force of the united kingdoms Denmark and Norway from 1509 to 12 April 1814. The fleet was established when the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy was combined by King Hans, when he...

.

Frigate branch

• Fridtjof Nansen class frigate
  Fridtjof Nansen class frigate
  The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates are the main surface combatant units of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ships are named after famous Norwegian explorers, with the lead ship of the class bearing the name of Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian scientist, explorer and humanitarian.Five ships were ordered...
  
   Three delivered, two more under construction.
  • Fridtjof Nansen
    HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310)
    HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen is a frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy. Launched on April 5, 2006, she is the lead ship of the Fridtjof Nansen class of warships.-Counter Piracy:...
    
    
  • Roald Amundsen
  • Otto Sverdrup
• Support vessels:
  • Horten
    HNoMS Horten (A530)
    HNoMS Horten was built at Horten shipyard in 1978. Originally HNoMS Horten was a support vessel for submarines and missile torpedo boats. It temporarily acted as the Royal Yacht in 1985 when the HNoMY Norge was damaged during a fire....
    
     (A530), training vessel
  • Reinøysund (L4502), support vessel (former landing vessel)
  • Rotsund (L4505), support vessel (former landing vessel)
• Royal Yacht:
  • Norge
    HNoMY Norge
    One of only two remaining Royal Yachts in Europe, HNoMY Norge is the Royal Yacht of the King of Norway. The ship's name Norge is Norwegian for Norway....
    
     (A553) (formerly Philante, a private yacht of British ownership; escort vessel during WWII)

Mine branch

• 1st Mine Clearing Squadron
  • Oksøy class
    Oksøy class mine hunter
    The Oksøy-class mine hunters are a class of vessels of the Royal Norwegian Navy active since the mid-1990s.Almost identical to the , the only differences are the equipment on the aft deck and aft 1. deck, the sonars , and the length of the superstructure on 1. deck...
    
     mine hunter (1994)
    • Oksøy M340
    • Karmøy M341
    • Måløy M342
    • Hinnøy M343
  • Alta class mine sweeper (1996):
    • Alta M350
    • Otra M351
    • Rauma M352
    • Orkla M353 (Ship sunk due to fire on 19 November 2002)
    • Glomma M354
• Minesweeper/minelayer:
  • Tyr (N50)
    HNoMS Tyr (N50)
    HNoMS Tyr is a mine control vessel used for underwater search and recovery by the Royal Norwegian Navy.-History:Tyr was built at Voldnes Skipsverft in 1981 and was used as an offshore standby-ship in the North Sea under the name MS Sandby Master...
    
    , discovered wreck of U-735
    Unterseeboot 735
    German submarine U-735 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She served as a training boat preparing U-boat crews for service in the Atlantic Ocean. Her home base was Horten in Norway, from which she operated on short coastal patrols, practicing...
    
     in 1999 and wreck of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Hunter
    HMS Hunter (H35)
    HMS Hunter was a H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed on both sides by Britain and France, until she struck a mine in May 1937. She was under repair for the next year and a half, after...
    
     in 2008.
• Mine Clearance Command (divers)

Submarine branch

The submarine fleet consists of several Ula class

Ula class submarine

The Ula class is a Norwegian submarine type which was assembled in Germany in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The class, consisting of 6 vessels, is currently the only submarine type in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy.-History:...

 submarines.

• 1st Submarine Squadron (Diesel-electric
  Diesel-electric
  Diesel-electric transmission or diesel-electric powertrain is used by a number of vehicle and ship types for providing locomotion.A diesel-electric transmission system includes a diesel engine connected to an electrical generator, creating electricity that powers electric traction motors...
  
   Ula class
  Ula class submarine
  The Ula class is a Norwegian submarine type which was assembled in Germany in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The class, consisting of 6 vessels, is currently the only submarine type in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy.-History:...
  
   submarines):
• Ula (S300)
  HNoMS Ula (S300)
  HNoMS Ula may refer to one of the following submarines of the Royal Norwegian Navy:, a , commissioned in 1965; renamed HNoMS Kinn in 1987; scrapped in 1998, the lead ship of her class, commissioned in 1989; active...
  
  
• Utsira (S301)
  HNoMS Utsira (S301)
  HNoMS Utsira may refer to one of the following submarines of the Royal Norwegian Navy:, a , commissioned in 1965; scrapped in 1998, an , commissioned in 1992; active...
  
  
• Utstein (S302)
  HNoMS Utstein (S302)
  HNoMS Utstein may refer to one of the following submarines of the Royal Norwegian Navy:, a , commissioned in 1965; converted into a museum ship in 1998, an , commissioned in 1991; active...
  
  
• Utvær (S303)
  HNoMS Utvær (S303)
  HNoMS Utvær may refer to one of the following submarines of the Royal Norwegian Navy:, a , commissioned in 1965; transferred to the Royal Danish Navy in 1989; renamed , lead ship of her class, an , commissioned in 1990; active...
  
  
• Uthaug (S304)
  HNoMS Uthaug (S304)
  HNoMS Uthaug may refer to one of the following submarines of the Royal Norwegian Navy:, a , commissioned in 1965; transferred to the Royal Danish Navy in 1989; renamed , an , commissioned in 1991; active...
  
  
• Uredd (S305)

MTB branch

The Coastal Warfare fleet consists of several Hauk class

Hauk class patrol boat

Hauk class patrol boats are a series of Norwegian fast attack craft. Hauk means hawk in Norwegian. They were ordered in the 1970s and the first boat, Hauk, was commissioned on 17 August 1977...

 patrol boats, and one brand new Skjold class

Skjold class patrol boat

The Skjold class patrol boats is a new class of superfast, large stealth missile craft, formerly known as MTBs . From 2009, the Royal Norwegian Navy officially label them as coastal corvettes because their seaworthiness is seen as comparable to corvettes. They are built at the Umoe Mandal yard...

 missile patrol boat.

• Missile Torpedo Boat Command
  • Missile Patrol Boat (Skjold class
    Skjold class patrol boat
    The Skjold class patrol boats is a new class of superfast, large stealth missile craft, formerly known as MTBs . From 2009, the Royal Norwegian Navy officially label them as coastal corvettes because their seaworthiness is seen as comparable to corvettes. They are built at the Umoe Mandal yard...
    
    ):
    • Skjold (P960)
  • 21st Missile Torpedo Boat Squadron (Hauk class
    Hauk class patrol boat
    Hauk class patrol boats are a series of Norwegian fast attack craft. Hauk means hawk in Norwegian. They were ordered in the 1970s and the first boat, Hauk, was commissioned on 17 August 1977...
    
    ):
    • Tjeld (P989)
    • Stegg (P994)
    • Ravn (P996)
    • Geir (P998)
  • 22nd Missile Torpedo Boat Squadron (Hauk class
    Hauk class patrol boat
    Hauk class patrol boats are a series of Norwegian fast attack craft. Hauk means hawk in Norwegian. They were ordered in the 1970s and the first boat, Hauk, was commissioned on 17 August 1977...
    
    ):
    • Skarv (P990)
    • Jo (P992)
    • Falk (P995)
    • Gribb (P997)
    • Erle (P999)'
  • Out of service:
    • Hauk (P986)
    • Ørn (P987)
    • Terne (P988)
    • Teist (P991)
    • Lom (P993)
  • Support vessel:
    • Valkyrien (A535)

Naval Ranger branch

• Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commando (Naval Ranger Command)
  Marinejegerkommandoen
  Marinejegerkommandoen is a Norwegian maritime special forces unit. It was formally established in 1951. It is located in Ramsund in the northern part of Norway and at Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen...
  
  
• Coastal Ranger Command
• Norwegian Mine Diver Command
• Tactical Boat Squadron
  • Combat Boat 90
    Combat Boat 90
    Combat Boat 90 is a class of fast military assault craft originally developed for the Swedish Navy by Dockstavarvet. In addition to the many variants in service with the Swedish Navy under the Strb 90 H designation, the CB 90 has been adopted by the navies of several countries, including Norway ,...
    
     (1996)
    • Trondenes
    • Skrolsvik
    • Kråkenes
    • Stangnes
    • Kjøkøy
    • Mørvika
    • Kopås
    • Tangen
    • Oddane
    • Malmøya
    • Hysnes
    • Brettingen
    • Løkhaug
    • Søviknes
    • Hellen
    • Osternes
    • Fjell
    • Lerøy
    • Torås
    • Møvik

Coast Guard units and vessels

• Coast Guard Squadron North
  • Svalbard
    NoCGV Svalbard
    |...
    
    
  • Nordkapp class
    Nordkapp class OPV
    The Nordkapp class ships is a Norwegian ship class built in the 1980s, and is used for rescue, fishery inspection, research purposes and general EEZ patrol in Norwegian waters. It is a class of ships purpose built for the Norwegian Coast Guard with a secondary role as wartime naval escorts...
    
    
    • Andenes
    • Nordkapp
    • Senja
  • Harstad
    NoCGV Harstad
    NoCGV Harstad is a purpose-built offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard. She is named after the city Harstad in Northern Norway....
    
    
  • Chieftain
  • Thorsteinson
  • Sjøveien
  • Nysleppen
  • Barentshav
  • Torsteinson
  • Åhav
  • Kongsøy
  • Stålbas

• Coast Guard Squadron South
  • Ålesund
    NoCGV Ålesund
    NoCGV Ålesund is a purpose-built, but leased, offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard.Ålesund is named after the city Ålesund in Western Norway. She is a 1,300 ton vessel with a Bofors 40 mm gun. Ålesund is used for general EEZ patrol, including fishery inspection and search and...
    
    
  • Eigun
    NoCGV Eigun
    KV Eigun is a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel. It is part of the Coast Guard Squadron South, based at Haakonsvern Naval Base near Bergen. It is a former fishing trawler....
    
    
  • Lafjord
  • Titran
  • Garsøy
    NoCGV Garsøy
    KV Garsøy is a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel. It has a size of 195 GRT, and was built in 1988 at Brødrene Aa AS. It is part of Coast Guard Squadron South and patrols the inner waters. The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate...
    
    
  • Agder
  • Tromsø
    NoCGV Tromsø
    KV Tromsø was a purpose-built, but leased, offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard.KV Tromsø is named after the city Tromsø in northern Norway. She is a 1,900 ton vessel with a Bofors 40 mm gun. KV Tromsø is used for general EEZ patrol, including fishery inspection and search and...
    
    

• Future Vessels
  • 6 vessels of the Nornen class ordered
  • 3 new hybrid
    Hybrid vehicle
    A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle. The term most commonly refers to hybrid electric vehicles , which combine an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors.-Power:...
    
     diesel-LNG
    Liquefied natural gas
    Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas that has been converted temporarily to liquid form for ease of storage or transport....
    
     vessels, two to be named Barentshav
    NoCGV Barentshav
    The NoCGV Barentshav is a large offshore patrol vessel of the Norwegian Coast Guard, and is their first liquefied natural gas powered vessel...
    
     and Sortland and one unnamed ordered

Naval schools

• Royal Norwegian Naval Basic Training Establishment, HNoMS Harald Haarfagre, Stavanger
  Stavanger
  Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
  
  
• Royal Norwegian Navy Officer Candidate School, Horten
  Horten
  is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
  
  
• Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, Laksevåg, Bergen
• Royal Norwegian Naval Training Establishment, HNoMS Tordenskjold, Haakonsvern
  Haakonsvern
  Haakonsvern is the main base of the Royal Norwegian Navy and the largest naval base in the Nordic area. The base is located at Mathopen within Bergen municipality, about 15 km south-west of the city centre...
  
  , Bergen

Navy vessels (future)

The Norwegian Navy is undergoing a major modernization project to fortify its position as a modern and competent fleet. Some of these projects are the construction of 5 new Fridtjof Nansen class

Fridtjof Nansen class frigate

The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates are the main surface combatant units of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ships are named after famous Norwegian explorers, with the lead ship of the class bearing the name of Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian scientist, explorer and humanitarian.Five ships were ordered...

 Aegis

Aegis combat system

The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and now produced by Lockheed Martin...

 frigates, 6 new Skjold class

Skjold class patrol boat

The Skjold class patrol boats is a new class of superfast, large stealth missile craft, formerly known as MTBs . From 2009, the Royal Norwegian Navy officially label them as coastal corvettes because their seaworthiness is seen as comparable to corvettes. They are built at the Umoe Mandal yard...

 patrol boats and numerous upgradings of existing models and vessels. The plans are scheduled to be completed by 2010, and Norway will then have some of the most advanced vessels of their class in the world.

• Frigates:
  • Fridtjof Nansen (F310). Launched 3 June 2004. Commissioned 5 April 2006.
  • Roald Amundsen (F311). Commissioned 21 May 2007.
  • Otto Sverdrup (F312). Expected commissioning 2007.
  • Helge Ingstad (F313). Expected commissioning 2008.
  • Thor Heyerdahl (F314). Expected commissioning 2009.
• Missile Patrol Boats:
  • Storm (P961)
  • Skudd (P962)
  • Steil (P963)
  • Glimt (P964)
  • Gnist (P965)

Navy vessels (past)

Several earlier battleship

Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...

s are listed under Denmark.

Amphibious landing vessels

• • Kvalsund class
    • Kvalsund (1968–1991)
    • Raftsund
  • Reinøysund (2) class
    • 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)
  • Tjeldsund class
    • Tjeldsund (L4506)

Armed auxiliaries

• • Alpha (1904–1940?) patrol boat
    Patrol boat
    A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties.There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or police force, and may be intended for marine and/or estuarine or river environments...
    
    
  • 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
    Shetland bus
    The Shetland Bus was the nickname of a clandestine special operations group that made a permanent link between Shetland, Scotland, and German-occupied Norway from 1941 until the German occupation ended on 8 May 1945. From mid-1942 the official name of the group was "Norwegian Naval Independent Unit"...
    
    .
  • Beta (1900–1940?) patrol boat
  • Bjerk (1912–?) patrol boat
  • Blink (1896–1940?) patrol boat
  • Blåsel patrol boat
  • Commonwealth (1912–1940?) patrol boat
  • Honningsvåg
    HNoMS Honningsvåg
    HNoMS Honningsvåg was a naval trawler that served throughout the Second World War as a patrol boat in the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was launched at the North Sea harbour of Wesermünde in Hanover, Germany in February 1940 as the fishing trawler Malangen and was captured by Norwegian militiamen at...
    
    , naval trawler
    Naval trawler
    A naval trawler is a vessel built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes. Naval trawlers were widely used during the First and Second world wars. Fishing trawlers were particularly suited for many naval requirements because they were robust boats designed to work...
    
    , originally the German trawler Malangen, captured by Norwegian forces at Honningsvåg
    Honningsvåg
    at 70° 58' N, in Nordkapp municipality, claims to be the northernmost city in Norway and even in the world, although the title is disputed by Hammerfest, Norway; Barrow, Alaska; and Longyearbyen, Svalbard...
    
     13 April 1940
  • Pol III
    HNoMS Pol III
    Pol III was a patrol boat of the Royal Norwegian Navy, used for guarding the inlet of the Oslofjord in early April 1940. She was a small vessel, originally a whaler, of 214 tons...
    
    , armed whaler; engaged German Kampfgruppe 5 on 8 April 1940, its captain, Leif Welding-Olsen
    Leif Welding-Olsen
    Leif Welding-Olsen was the commander of the Royal Norwegian Navy patrol boat HNoMS Pol III. He was killed on 8 April 1940, becoming the first Norwegian to be killed during the German invasion of Norway.-Biography:...
    
    , became the first Norwegian uniformed casualty of WWII
  • Bodø Sunk by a mine
    Naval mine
    A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, an enemy vessel...
    
     in 1943

Brigs

• • Allart (1807/1814–1825)
  • Alsen (1808/1814–1837)
  • Fredriksværn (1817–1854)
  • Hemnæs (1814–1821)
  • Kiel (1809/1814–1817)
  • Langeland (1808/1814–1827)
  • Lolland (1818–1847)
  • Lougen
    HDMS Lougen (1805)
    HDMS Lougen was a Danish naval brig launched in 1805. She saw service in the Danish navy before being transferred to the Norwegian navy in 1814 and then to Germany in 1825. During her service with the Danish navy, Lougen participated in two notable actions against the British Royal Navy during the...
    
     (1805/1814–1882)
  • Samsøe (1808/1814–1820)
  • Seagull
    HMS Seagull (1805)
    HMS Seagull was the name vessel for the Seagull class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 1 July 1805 and saw active service under the British flag in Danish waters until 19 June 1808 when Dano-Norwegian forces sank her. The Danes raised her and refitted her for service in the...
    
     (1808/1814–1817) Launched 1805. Captured from the Royal Navy
    Royal Navy
    The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
    
     off Lindesnes
    Lindesnes
    Lindesnes is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of Spangereid, Sør-Audnedal, and Vigmostad....
    
     19 June 1808.
  • Statsraad Erichsen (1859–1900)

Coastal defence ships

• • Tordenskjold class
    • Tordenskjold
      HNoMS Tordenskjold
      HNoMS Tordenskjold, known locally as Panserskipet Tordenskjold, was a Norwegian coastal defence ship. She, her sister-ship , and the slightly newer were built as a part as the general rearmament in the time leading up to the events in 1905...
      
       (1897–1948)
    • Harald Haarfagre
      HNoMS Harald Haarfagre
      HNoMS Harald Haarfagre, known locally as Panserskipet Harald Haarfagre, was a Norwegian coastal defence ship. She, her sister-ship and the slightly newer were built as part of the general rearmament in the time leading up to the events in 1905...
      
       (1897–1948)
  • Eidsvold class
    • Eidsvold
      HNoMS Eidsvold
      HNoMS Eidsvold, or Panserskipet Eidsvold in Norwegian, was a coastal defence ship and the lead ship of her class, serving in the Royal Norwegian Navy...
      
       (1901–1940) - Sunk at Narvik 9 April 1940.
    • Norge
      HNoMS Norge
      HNoMS Norge was a coastal defence ship of the Eidsvold class in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne in 1899, she was obsolete when torpedoed and sunk by German destroyers in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940.-Description:Built as part of the general rearmament...
      
       (1900–1940) - Sunk at Narvik
      Narvik
      is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...
      
       9 April 1940.
  • Bjørgvin class
    • Bjørgvin (1912) - Confiscated by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Glatton
      HMS Glatton
      Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Glatton.* The first Glatton was a 56-gun fourth-rate, originally an East Indiaman purchased in 1795 and converted. Participated in the 1797 Battle of Camperdown, and the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen...
      
      , blew up in September 1918.
    • Nidaros (1912) - Confiscated by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Gorgon
      HMS Gorgon
      Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Gorgon, after the Gorgon of Greek mythology:*HMS Gorgon was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1785...
      
      .

Corvettes

• • Ellida (1849–1866)
  • Ellida (1882–1925)
  • Nordstjernen (1844–1858)
  • Nordstjernen (1864–1940/1945)
  • Nornen (1855–1903)
  • Nidaros
    HNoMS Nidaros (1851)
    HNoMS Nidaros was the first steam corvette of the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was built together with three other corvettes; although different in armament and size, these were quite similar: Nordstjernen, Ellida and Ørnen...
    
     (1851–1903)
  • Ørnen (1829–1874)
  • Ørnen (1849–1866)
  • Flower class
    Flower class corvette
    The Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...
    
     Six vessels received from the Royal Navy
    Royal Navy
    The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
    
    
    • Andenes ex. HMS Acanthus
    • Nordkyn ex. HMS Buttercup
    • Eglantine ex. HMS Eglantine
    • Montbretia  ex. HMS Montbretia Sunk by U-262
      Unterseeboot 262
      German submarine U-262 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.The submarine was laid down on 29 May 1941 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack, launched on 10 March 1942, and commissioned on 15 April 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Günther...
      
       on 18 November 1942.
    • Potentilla (1942–1944) ex. HMS Potentilla
    • Rose ex. HMS Rose
      • Polarfront II
        HMS Bryony (K192)
        HMS Bryony was a that served in the Royal Navy.-Construction and damage:She was launched from the yards of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland on 16 November 1940, having been laid down there on 8 April of that year. During her construction, an air raid on Belfast had damaged Harland and...
        
         ex. HMS Bryony
        HMS Bryony (K192)
        HMS Bryony was a that served in the Royal Navy.-Construction and damage:She was launched from the yards of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland on 16 November 1940, having been laid down there on 8 April of that year. During her construction, an air raid on Belfast had damaged Harland and...
        
         Used as weathership.
  • Castle class
    Castle class corvette
    The Castle-class corvettes were an updated version of the much more numerous Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Navy, and started appearing during late 1943...
    
     One vessel received from the Royal Navy
    • Tunsberg Castle ex. HMS Shrewsbury Castle was sunk by a mine near Båtsfjord
      Båtsfjord
      Båtsfjord is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Båtsfjord.Vardø herred was separated from the town of Vardø in 1868 to be a municipality of its own. In 1957, the municipality was renamed Båtsfjord...
      
      , Norway
      Norway
      Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
      
       on 12 December 1944.
  • Sleipner class
    Sleipner class corvette
    The Sleipner-class corvette was a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy's 1960 fleet plan. It was intended to build five ships of the class, but because of economic problems only two were built; and ....
    
     Two vessels built.
    • Sleipner (1965–1992)
    • Æger (1967–1992)

Destroyers

• • Draug class
    Draug class destroyer
    The Draug class was the first multi-vessel class of destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, the first destroyer to be built for the RNoN being the Valkyrjen, commissioned 17 May 1896. As the single Valkyrjen was not enough to fulfil the need for destroyers, the Draug class was ordered and...
    
    
    • Draug (1910–1943) In Norwegian service until scrapped in 1944.
    • Troll (1912–1949) In German hands from 1940 to 1945, scrapped in 1949.
    • Garm (1914–1940) Sunk by Luftwaffe
      Luftwaffe
      Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
      
       bombers 26 April 1940 during the Norwegian campaign
      Norwegian Campaign
      The Norwegian Campaign was a military campaign that was fought in Norway during the Second World War between the Allies and Germany, after the latter's invasion of the country. In April 1940, the United Kingdom and France came to Norway's aid with an expeditionary force...
      
      .

• • Sleipner class
    Sleipner class destroyer
    The Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
    
     Six vessels made in Norway from 1936 to 1939.
    • Sleipner (1936–1959) In Norwegian service during the war. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
    • Gyller (1938–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
    • Æger (1936–1940) Sunk by German bomber
      Bomber
      A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets, by dropping bombs on them, or – in recent years – by launching cruise missiles at them.-Classifications of bombers:...
      
      s 9 April 1940, at the beginning of Operation Weserübung
      Operation Weserübung
      Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign...
      
       after first sinking the German supply ship
      Cargo ship
      A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
      
       Roda and shooting down two Luftwaffe
      Luftwaffe
      Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
      
       bombers.
    • Odin (1939–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
    • Balder (1946–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
    • Tor
      HNoMS Tor (1939)
      HNoMS Tor was a Sleipner class destroyer of the Royal Norwegian Navy that was launched in September 1939. She was under outfitting and testing when Nazi Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940. Although scuttled by Norwegian naval personnel to prevent her from being captured by the invading forces,...
      
       (1946–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948.
  • S class
    S and T class destroyer
    The S and T class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were built as two flotillas, known as the 5th and 6th Emergency Flotilla respectively and they served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II.-Design features:The S class, introduced the CP ...
    
     aka. Savage class
    • Svenner
      HNoMS Svenner
      HNoMS Svenner was an S-class destroyer in the service of the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy during World War II. She was launched on 1 June 1943 as the Royal Navy ship HMS Shark , but was rechristened HNoMS Svenner when she was commissioned in the Norwegian Navy in 1944...
      
       (1944–Torpedoed and sunk on D-Day
      D-Day
      D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
      
      , 6 June 1944)
    • Stord
      HNoMS Stord
      HNoMS Stord was an S-class destroyer that served with the Royal Norwegian Navy during and after World War II. She was laid down as HMS Success, but transferred to the Norwegians before completion. She was renamed HNoMS Stord when commissioned into the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy on 26 August 1943...
      
      
  • Town class
    Town class destroyer
    The Town class destroyers were warships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy in exchange for military bases in the Bahamas and elsewhere, as outlined in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement between Britain and United States, signed on 2 September 1940...
    
     Five vessels on loan from the Royal Navy.

• • • Lincoln
      USS Yarnall (DD-143)
      The first USS Yarnall was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lincoln, to the Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Lincoln, to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Lincoln, and subsequently to the Soviet Navy as Druzhny.-As USS...
      
       (1942–1944)
    • St Albans
      USS Thomas (DD-182)
      The first USS Thomas was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St Albans , as a Town class destroyer, but spent most of the war in the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy, before transferred to the Soviet Navy as...
      
       (1941–1944)
    • Mansfield
      USS Evans (DD-78)
      The first USS Evans was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield.-As USS Evans:...
      
       (1940–1942)
    • Bath
      USS Hopewell (DD-181)
      The first USS Hopewell was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Bath , a "Town"-class destroyer.-As USS Hopewell:...
      
       (1941)
    • Newport
      USS Sigourney (DD-81)
      USS Sigourney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for James Butler Sigourney....
      
       (1941–1942)
  • C class
    C class destroyer (1943)
    The C class was a class of 32 destroyers of the Royal Navy that were launched from 1943 to 1945. The class was built in four flotillas of 8 vessels, the Ca, Ch, Co and Cr classes, ordered as the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Emergency Flotillas respectively...
    
     Four vessels bought from the UK in 1946 and 1947.
    • Oslo (1947–1965) ex. HMS Crown (R46)
    • Bergen ex. HMS Cromwell (R35)
    • Trondheim ex. HMS Croziers (R27)
    • Stavanger ex. HMS Crystal (R38)
  • Hunt class type II
    Hunt class destroyer
    The Hunt class was a class of Destroyer escort of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in World War II, particularly on the British East Coast and Mediterranean convoys. They were named after British fox hunts...
    
    
    • Arendal
      HMS Badsworth (L03)
      HMS Badsworth was an escort destroyer of the Hunt Type II class. The Royal Navy ordered Badsworth 's construction three months after the outbreak of the Second World War. Cammel Laird laid down her keel at their Birkenhead yard on 15 May 1940, as Admiralty Job No. J3260...
      
       ex.HMS Badsworth (L03)
      HMS Badsworth (L03)
      HMS Badsworth was an escort destroyer of the Hunt Type II class. The Royal Navy ordered Badsworth 's construction three months after the outbreak of the Second World War. Cammel Laird laid down her keel at their Birkenhead yard on 15 May 1940, as Admiralty Job No. J3260...
      
      
    • Haugesund
      HMS Beaufort (L14)
      HMS Beaufort was a Hunt class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down on 17 July 1940 at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. She was launched on 9 June 1941 and commissioned on 3 November 1941....
      
       ex. HMS Beaufort (L14)
      HMS Beaufort (L14)
      HMS Beaufort was a Hunt class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down on 17 July 1940 at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. She was launched on 9 June 1941 and commissioned on 3 November 1941....
      
      
    • Tromsø
      HMS Zetland (L59)
      HMS Zetland was a Type II Royal Navy , named after the Zetland Hunt.Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow and launched on 7 March 1942. She was commissioned on 27 June 1942. HMS Zetland was gifted to the Royal Norwegian Navy and commissioned as HNoMS Tromsø...
      
       ex. HMS Zetland (L59)
      HMS Zetland (L59)
      HMS Zetland was a Type II Royal Navy , named after the Zetland Hunt.Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow and launched on 7 March 1942. She was commissioned on 27 June 1942. HMS Zetland was gifted to the Royal Norwegian Navy and commissioned as HNoMS Tromsø...
      
      
  • Hunt class type III
    Hunt class destroyer
    The Hunt class was a class of Destroyer escort of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in World War II, particularly on the British East Coast and Mediterranean convoys. They were named after British fox hunts...
    
    
    • Glaisdale (1942–1961), Later renamed Narvik
    • Eskdale (1942–1943)

Frigates

• • Freia (1828–1870)
  • Desideria (1854–1920)
  • St Olaf (1860–1925)
  • Kong Sverre
    HNoMS Kong Sverre
    HNoMS Kong Sverre was a steam and sail powered frigate built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, and launched in 1860...
    
     (1864–1932)
  • Oslo class
    Oslo class frigate
    The Oslo class frigate is a Royal Norwegian Navy frigate design, based on the US Navy Dealey class destroyer escorts. The forward hull was customized to suit Norwegian sea conditions better and several sub-systems were European built.- Construction :All ships were built at the Navy Main Yard in...
    
     Five vessels built.
    • Oslo (F300) (1966–1994)
    • Bergen
      HNoMS Bergen (F301)
      HNoMS Bergen was an of the Royal Norwegian Navy.She was launched on 23 August 1965, and commissioned on 22 June 1967. She was decommissioned on 3 August 2005, and is currently in use as an office facility....
      
       (F301) (1967–2005)
    • Trondheim (F302) (1966–2006)
    • Stavanger (F303) (1967–1998)
    • Narvik (F304) (1966–2007) transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
      Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
      The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is a museum documenting the history of the Royal Norwegian Navy. It is located at the former main naval base of Karljohansvern in Horten. The museum was founded by C.F. Klinck on 24 August 1853...
      
      .
  • River class
    River class frigate
    The River class frigate was a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the North Atlantic....
    
     Formerly Canadian
    • Draug (1956–1964) Ex. HMCS Penetang (K676)
      HMCS Penetang (K676)
      HMCS Penetang was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944-1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate from 1954-1956....
      
      
    • Garm
      HMCS Toronto (K538)
      HMCS Toronto was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944-1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate from 1953-1956.Built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co...
      
       (1956–1977) Ex. HCMS Toronto
      HMCS Toronto (K538)
      HMCS Toronto was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944-1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate from 1953-1956.Built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co...
      
       Rebuilt in 1965 to serve as support vessel for torpedo boats under the name Valkyrien
      HNoMS Valkyrien (1965-1977)
      HNoMS Valkyrien, a frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy was purchased from the Royal Canadian Navy in 1956 and was named HNoMS Garm until 1965....
      
      .
    • Troll (1959–1973) 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
    Georgernes Verft
    Georgernes Verft was a shipyard in Bergen and is currently the name of a geographical area corresponding to the location of the old shipyard. Over time the surrounding area was populated by shipyard workers and is still known as Verftet....
    
    , 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

Sloop

Sloop

A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....

s, 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

• • 1. class
    • Ellida (1882–1925)
    • Sleipner (1878–1935)
    • Viking (1892–1924)
    • Frithjof (1895–1929)

• • 2. class
    • Vale class
      • 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 class
      • 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
    HNoMS Hitra
    The HNoMS Hitra is a Royal Norwegian Navy submarine chaser that saw action during World War II. She is named after the Norwegian island of Hitra.-Wartime service:...
    
     (museum vessel)
  • Vigra (P359)
  • King Haakon VII (1942–1951) Former US
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
    
     submarine chaser USS PC 467.

Submarines

• • Kobben (1909–1933) Renamed A-1 in 21 February 1913. The tower of Kobben is preserved at the Royal Navy Officers' Training School at Horten
    Horten
    is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
    
    .
  • A class
    Norwegian A class submarine
    The A class submarines were a class of three vessels of German design built by the Krupp Germania naval shipyard in Kiel, Germany from 1913 to 1914 and deployed by the Royal Norwegian Navy....
    
     Three vessels were bought in 1913, a fourth was ordered in 1914 (A-5) but was confiscated by the Imperial German Navy
    Kaiserliche Marine
    The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
    
     at the outbreak of World War I
    World War I
    World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
    
    .
    • 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
    Norwegian B class submarine
    The B class submarines were a class of six vessels of the US Holland type built on licence at Karljohansvern naval shipyard in Norway from 1922 to 1929 and deployed by the Royal Norwegian Navy.-Boats:...
    
     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
      Florø
      is a town and the administrative centre of Flora municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is also a former municipality that existed for just over 100 years. The town was founded on the Florelandet island between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden by royal decree in 1860. In...
      
       city. Named UC 2 in German service.
  • U class
    British U class submarine
    The British U class submarines were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War...
    
    
    • Uredd
      HNoMS Uredd (P-41)
      HMS P41 was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong. She was transferred to the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy before completion and renamed HNoMS Uredd. She has so far been the only Norwegian submarine ever lost.-Career:...
      
       ex. HMS P41, (1941–1943)
    • Ula
      HNoMS Ula (1943)
      HNoMS Ula, previously HMS Varne, a British-built U class submarine, and a member of the third group of that class to be built. She never actually served under the name Varne, being transferred before commissioning to the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Ula . In 1944 she sank a German U-boat...
      
       ex. HMS Varne, (1943–1965), Given to Norway by the UK in 1943
  • V class
    British V class submarine
    The British V class submarine was a class of submarines built for the Royal Navy during World War II. 42 vessels were ordered to this design, all to be built by Vickers-Armstrong at either Barrow-in-Furness or at Walker-on-Tyne, but only 22 were completed...
    
    
    • Utstein, ex. HMS Venturer
      HMS Venturer (P68)
      HMS Venturer was a Second World War British submarine.-Construction:Venturer was the lead boat of the British V class submarine, a development of the successful U-class...
      
      , 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
    Norwegian K class submarine
    The Norwegian K class submarines are a class of three submarines the Royal Norwegian Navy received from Germany in 1948 as Allied war spoils. They were built as the Type VIIC/41 U-boat from 1940 to 1945. The ships were named HNoMS Kya, HNoMS Kinn and HNoMS Kaura. Kaura was returned to Germany in...
    
    
    • Kya, ex-U-926
    • Kaura, ex-U-995
    • Kinn, ex-U-1202
  • Kobben class
    Kobben class submarine
    The Kobben class or Type 207 is a version of the German Type 205 submarine customized for use by the Royal Norwegian Navy.- History :...
    
     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
      Royal Danish Navy
      The Royal Danish Navy is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese territorial waters...
      
       as HDMS Springeren in 1991.
    • Kobben (1964–2001) Transferred to the Polish Navy
      Polish Navy
      The Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - MW RP Polish Navy, is the branch of Republic of Poland Armed Forces responsible for naval operations...
      
       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
      Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
      The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is a museum documenting the history of the Royal Norwegian Navy. It is located at the former main naval base of Karljohansvern in Horten. The museum was founded by C.F. Klinck on 24 August 1853...
      
       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
      Poland
      Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
      
       as ORP Sęp in 2002.
    • Stadt (1966–1990) Scrapped.
    • Stord (1967–2002) Transferred to Poland as ORP Sokół in 2002.
    • Svenner
      HNoMS Svenner
      HNoMS Svenner was an S-class destroyer in the service of the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy during World War II. She was launched on 1 June 1943 as the Royal Navy ship HMS Shark , but was rechristened HNoMS Svenner when she was commissioned in the Norwegian Navy in 1944...
      
       (1967–2003) Also a training ship. To Poland as ORP Bielik in 2003.

Minesweepers

• • Børtind (1912–?) Refitted guard vessel
  • Otra
    HNoMS Otra (1939)
    The Otra and the Rauma were two purpose-built minesweepers constructed at Nylands Verksted in Oslo. Both ships were completed and commissioned only a short time before the German invasion of Norway. The Otra class vessels used the Oropesa system of mine sweeping...
    
     First purpose built Norwegian minesweeper
  • Rauma
    HNoMS Rauma (1939)
    As the threat of war in Europe became ever more clear the decision was made to improve the Royal Norwegian Navy's mine warfare capabilities. At first a number of 2. class gunboats were rebuilt into minelayers and minesweepers, but with war looming it soon became clear that more capable vessels were...
    
     Second purpose built Norwegian minesweeper
  • Sauda class
    • Kvina
    • Ogna
    • Sauda
    • Sira
    • Tana
    • Tista
    • Utla
    • Vosso
    • Glomma
    • Alta (M314) (museum vessel)
  • Syrian
  • Nordhav II
  • Drøbak

Minelayers

• • Glommen class
    Glommen class minesweeper
    The Glommen-class was a class of two minelayers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during the First World War at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in Oslo.-Service history:...
    
    
    • Glommen (1916–1950)
    • Laugen
      HNoMS Laugen (1918-1950)
      The mine layer HNoMS Laugen was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I, as the lead ship of a two ship class. Her sister ship was Glommen....
      
       (1918–1950)
  • Frøya
    HNoMS Frøya
    The minelayer HNoMS Frøya was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy by the naval shipyard in Horten during World War I, with yard number 108. A fast ship for her time, she was kept in service until the German invasion of Norway in 1940. At some point between her commissioning and 1940, a 76 mm gun was...
    
     (1918–1940)
  • Olav Tryggvason
    HNoMS Olav Tryggvason
    The minelayer HNoMS Olav Tryggvason was built by the naval shipyard at Horten in the early 1930s and had build number 119. She served in the Royal Norwegian Navy until captured by the Germans in 1940. The Germans renamed her first Albatros II, and a few days later Brummer...
    
     (1934–1940)
  • Gor class
    Auk class minesweeper
    The Auk class were Allied minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. In total, there were 95 Auks built.-Design and development:...
    
     Formerly US Navy Auk class.
  • Vidar class
    Vidar class minesweeper
    The Vidar class minelayers consisted of the two ships Vidar and Vale built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1977 and 1978.The ships are now serving in the Lithuanian Navy and Latvian Navy respectively....
    
     Two vessels built in Norway.
    • Vidar (N52)
      HNoMS Vidar (N52)
      HNoMS Vidar was a Royal Norwegian Navy minelayer and command vessel. Vidar was built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen in 1977. Her sistership is HNoMS Vale, which was given to Latvia in 2003. Vidar is named after Odin's son Vidar from Norse mythology. The vessel was the command ship for MCMFORNORTH...
      
       (1977–2006) Sold to the Latvian Navy in 2006.
    • Vale (N53)
      HNoMS Vale (N53)
      HNoMS Vale was a Royal Norwegian Navy minelayer. Vale was built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen in 1978. Her sister ship is . Vale was named after Odin's son Vale from Norse mythology. Vale was given to the Latvian Navy in 2003...
      
       (1978–2003) Given to the Latvian Navy in 2003.

Monitors

• • Skorpionen class
    Skorpionen class monitor
    The Skorpionen class monitors were a class of three monitors employed in the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ships were , and . The ships were built from 1865 to 1869. The last ship was scrapped in 1918.-References:* , retrieved 16 January 2006....
    
    :
    • Skorpionen
      HNoMS Skorpionen
      HNoMS Skorpionen was a monitor built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1865, as the lead ship of a three-ship strong class. She was scrapped in 1908, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated.The two other ships in her class was and...
      
        (1867–1908)
    • Mjølner (1869–1908)
    • Thrudvang
      HNoMS Thrudvang
      HNoMS Thrudvang was a monitor built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1869. She was scrapped in 1918, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated.The slightly later can be seen as an improvement of the Skorpionen class.-Details:...
      
        (1870–1918)
  • Thor  (1876–1918)

Offshore patrol vessels

• • Heimdal
    HNoMS Heimdal OPV (1892)
    HNoMS Heimdal was a Norwegian warship built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania, Norway in 1892 with build number 137.She was built to patrol Norwegian territorial waters and act as a rescue ship for sea travelers...
    
     (1892–1946)
  • Fridtjof Nansen
    HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen OPV
    HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen was the first ship in the Norwegian armed forces to be built specially to perform coast guard and fishery protection duties in the Arctic...
    
     (1930–1940)
  • Nordkapp
    HNoMS Nordkapp OPV (1937)
    The lead ship of the Nordkapp class of fishery protection vessels, Nordkapp was launched 18 August 1937 at Horten naval shipyard, with yard number 123. She had one sister ship, HNoMS Senja. Nordkapp was named after the North Cape in Finnmark. As was typical of her class Nordkapp was very unstable...
    
     (1937–1954)

Torpedo boats

• • Rap (1873–1920) - the first modern torpedo boat.
  • Ulven (1878–1923)
  • 2. class
    2. class torpedo boat
    The 2. class torpedo boat was a designation in the Scandinavian countries for a type of fast steam ships between 40 tons and 80 tons .-Royal Danish Navy:* 1882 Torpedobaad Nr. 2* 1882 Torpedobaad Nr. 3* 1882 Torpedobaad Nr. 4* 1882 Torpedobaad Nr. 5...
    
     – 27 built from 1882.
    • Lyn
      HNoMS Lyn
      HNoMS Lyn - or just Lyn in Norwegian - was the lead ship of a class of 27 torpedo boats built between 1892 and 1912. The name means Lightning. By today's standards, she was extremely lightly armed with just one 'quick fire' 37 mm cannon and a single, fixed torpedo tube, but in her time she did...
      
      
    • Rask
      HNoMS Rask
      Two Royal Norwegian Navy patrol boats have been named Rask .*The 2.class HNoMS Rask launched in 1887.*The Snøgg-class HNoMS Rask ....
      
       (1885–?)
    • Pil (1886–?)
    • Snar
      HNoMS Snar
      Two Royal Norwegian Navy patrol boats have been named Snar .*The 2.class HNoMS Snar launched in 1887.*The Snøgg class HNoMS Snar ....
      
       (1887–?)
    • Orm (1888–?)
    • Kjell
      HNoMS Kjell
      HNoMS Kjell was the final ship of twenty-seven 2nd class torpedo boats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, launched at the Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard in Horten on 12 March 1912 with build number 106...
      
       (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
    1. class torpedo boat
    The 1. class torpedo boat was a designation in the Scandinavian countries for a type of fast steam ships on more than 80 tons .-Royal Danish Navy:* 1879 Torpedobaad Nr. 4* 1880 Torpedobaad Nr. 5* 1881 Torpedobaad Nr...
    
     Ten vessels built from 1892.
  • 3. class One small harbour and fjord torpedo boat built in 1899.
    • Myg
      HNoMS Myg
      HNoMS Myg was a small torpedo boat for use in fjords and harbours. Myg was built at the Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard in Horten, with the yard number 82...
      
       (1899–?)
  • Oter (1888–?)
  • Raket (1894–?)
  • Varg (1894–?)
  • Glimt (1897–?)
  • Djerv (1897–1940) Refitted as minesweeper. Sunk by own crew in Sognefjorden.
  • Storm (1898–?)
  • Brand (1898–?)
  • Trods (1898–?)
  • Dristig (1899–1940) Refitted as minesweeper. Sunk by own crew in Sognefjorden.

• • Laks (1900–?)
  • Sild (1900–?)
  • Sæl
    HNoMS Sæl
    HNoMS Sæl was the penultimate vessel of the ten 1. class torpedo boats of the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was built at the Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard in Horten in 1901, with yard number 85...
    
     (1901–1940)
  • Skrei (1901–?)
  • Hauk (1902–?)
  • Falk (1902–?)
  • Ørn (1903–?)
  • Ravn (1903–?)
  • Grib (1905–?)
  • Jo (1905–?)
  • Lom (1905–?)
  • Skarv (1906–?)
  • Teist (1907–?)
• Trygg class
  Trygg class torpedo boat
  The Trygg class was the third and last class of torpedo boats to be built for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The three Trygg ships were constructed from 1919 to 1921 at Moss Verft in Moss and Horten naval yard ....
  
   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)
• Fairmile D class
  Fairmile D motor torpedo boat
  The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was a type of British Motor Torpedo Boat designed by Bill Holt and conceived by Fairmile Marine for the Royal Navy....
  
   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
  Tjeld class patrol boat
  The Tjeld class were a class of fast patrol boats designed in Norway. They were used as torpedo boats in Norway where this type of vessel were called MTBs or motor torpedo boats . The class was also known as the Nasty 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
    Sittingbourne
    Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent...
    
    , 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
    Kværner
    Kværner was a Norway-based engineering and construction services company in existence between 1853 and 2005 when it was merged with Aker ASA. The Kværner name was used in the subsidiary Aker Kværner until April 3, 2008 when it changed name to Aker Solutions. Kværner re-emerged on 6...
    
     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
    Fredrikstad
    is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of 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
    Shetland bus
    The Shetland Bus was the nickname of a clandestine special operations group that made a permanent link between Shetland, Scotland, and German-occupied Norway from 1941 until the German occupation ended on 8 May 1945. From mid-1942 the official name of the group was "Norwegian Naval Independent Unit"...
    
     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
    HNoMS Rapp
    Two Royal Norwegian Navy ships and a class of patrol boats have been named Rapp, meaning quick.* HNoMS Rap — is named Rapp, but with old spelling. This is the world's first torpedo boat....
    
    
  • Rask (?–1970)
• Storm class
  Storm class patrol boat
  The Storm class fast patrol boats were a class of 20 vessels built for the Royal Norwegian Navy.In Norwegian these boats were called missilkanonbåter meaning boats with missiles and guns. They were operated by the Coastal Combat Flotilla together with the MTBs, or Missile Torpedo Boats. None of...
  
   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.

• • Kjapp
  • Kvikk
    HNoMS Kvikk
    HNoMS Kvikk was a Royal Norwegian Navy fast patrol boat of the Snøgg class. She was built in 1970 and broken up in 1995.- EW vessel :...
    
     (1970–1994)
  • Rapp
    HNoMS Rapp
    Two Royal Norwegian Navy ships and a class of patrol boats have been named Rapp, meaning quick.* HNoMS Rap — is named Rapp, but with old spelling. This is the world's first torpedo boat....
    
    
  • Snøgg
    HNoMS Snøgg
    Several Royal Norwegian Navy ships and a class of torpedo boats have been named Snøgg. In English the prefix HNoMS is used...
    
     (1970–1994)
  • Rask
    HNoMS Rask
    Two Royal Norwegian Navy patrol boats have been named Rask .*The 2.class HNoMS Rask launched in 1887.*The Snøgg-class HNoMS Rask ....
    
    
  • Snar
    HNoMS Snar
    Two Royal Norwegian Navy patrol boats have been named Snar .*The 2.class HNoMS Snar launched in 1887.*The Snøgg class HNoMS Snar ....
    
    
• Hauk class
  Hauk class patrol boat
  Hauk class patrol boats are a series of Norwegian fast attack craft. Hauk means hawk in Norwegian. They were ordered in the 1970s and the first boat, Hauk, was commissioned on 17 August 1977...
  
   Most vessels are still in operation.
  • Hauk (P986)
  • Ørn (P987)
  • Terne (P988)
  • Teist (P991)
  • Lom (P993)

Training vessels, school ships

• • Christian Radich
  • Haakon VII (A537)
    HNoMS Haakon VII (A537)
    HNoMS Haakon VII was a Royal Norwegian Navy training ship in commission from 1958 to 1974.-Construction and United States Navy service 1945-1958:...
    
     (1958–1973) ex-USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39)
    USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39)
    USS Gardiners Bay was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1945 to 1958.-Construction, commissioning, and shakedown:...
    
    . School ship. Built as a seaplane tender
    Seaplane tender
    A seaplane tender is a ship that provides facilities for operating seaplanes. These ships were the first aircraft carriers and appeared just before the First World War.-History:...
    
     for the United States Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
    
    .
  • Sørlandet

Other ships

• • Brabant
  • Ormen Lange longship
    Longship
    Longships were sea vessels made and used by the Vikings from the Nordic countries for trade, commerce, exploration, and warfare during the Viking Age. The longship’s design evolved over many years, beginning in the Stone Age with the invention of the umiak and continuing up to the 9th century with...
    
     (Long Serpent)

Sources

Vold, Ottar; Felttoget 1940 - avdelingenes påkjenninger og tap; 1995; ISBN 82 551 0413 5List of ships built by the main shipyard in HortenNorwegian Submarine flotilla historyFacts & Figures: The Royal Norwegian NavyBefalsbladet 1/2004Royal Norwegian Navy history pageAnother Royal Norwegian Navy History pageRoyal Norwegian Navy Museum web pageRoyal Norwegian Navy Museum web page at mil.no

• Axel Thorsen, a Norwegian gunboat of 1810 High resolution photos of a model