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The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian
Norwegian language

Norwegian is a North Germanic languages language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. It is also spoken as a second language among Norwegian-Americans in the United States of America, especially in the central northern states....
, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norway Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for navy operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 3 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 6 corvettes, 14 patrol boats, 4 Minesweeper , 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels....
, but has separate vessels, many of which are purpose-built. All coast guard
Coast guard

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries....
 vessels have the prefix KV. Four of these vessels are capable of embarking one or more helicopters. Norway's exclusive economic zone
Exclusive Economic Zone

Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine Natural resource....
, the Coast Guard's area of responsibility, is about 2.2 million square kilometers, the largest in Western Europe
Western Europe

Western Europe refers to the countries in the western most half of Europe. This concept has had different meanings, political and cultural as well as geographical issues have influenced the area....
.

The flag of the Coast Guard is the international inspection pennant
International inspection pennant

The international inspection pennant is an international flag for Fisheries management vessels currently used by the fisheries inspection branches of the European Union, France, New Zealand and Norway....
 as ratified by the North Sea Fisheries Convention
North Sea Fisheries Convention

The North Sea Fishers Convention is the result of a conference which was held for the purpose of regulating the policy of the fisheries in the North Sea....
 of 1882.

History
The Coast Guard was established 1 April 1977.






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Kystvakten
The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian
Norwegian language

Norwegian is a North Germanic languages language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. It is also spoken as a second language among Norwegian-Americans in the United States of America, especially in the central northern states....
, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norway Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for navy operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 3 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 6 corvettes, 14 patrol boats, 4 Minesweeper , 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels....
, but has separate vessels, many of which are purpose-built. All coast guard
Coast guard

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries....
 vessels have the prefix KV. Four of these vessels are capable of embarking one or more helicopters. Norway's exclusive economic zone
Exclusive Economic Zone

Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine Natural resource....
, the Coast Guard's area of responsibility, is about 2.2 million square kilometers, the largest in Western Europe
Western Europe

Western Europe refers to the countries in the western most half of Europe. This concept has had different meanings, political and cultural as well as geographical issues have influenced the area....
.

The flag of the Coast Guard is the international inspection pennant
International inspection pennant

The international inspection pennant is an international flag for Fisheries management vessels currently used by the fisheries inspection branches of the European Union, France, New Zealand and Norway....
 as ratified by the North Sea Fisheries Convention
North Sea Fisheries Convention

The North Sea Fishers Convention is the result of a conference which was held for the purpose of regulating the policy of the fisheries in the North Sea....
 of 1882.

History


The Coast Guard was established 1 April 1977. Before that, the functions of a coast guard had been carried out by different organisations within the Royal Norwegian Navy. One of the oldest of these organisations were groups of navy ships organised to prevent foreign ships from fishing in Norwegian territorial waters. A Coast Guard division named Det Regionale Sjømilitære Fiskerioppsyn has now taken on that responsibility. Even earlier, no specialized guard system existed - guarding the home territorial waters was carried out by regular ships from the Navy itself, and it was not until after WWI that purpose-built vessels was constructed and commissioned.

After the Second World War, no dedicated guard and surveilaice ships were built until 1957, when three whaling boats bought from South-Georgia came into service as the Andenes-class; Andenes, Nordkapp and Senja. These ship names were later handed over to those of the Nordkapp-class in 1980. The new Nordkapp-class is still in commission today.

Coast Guard units and vessels


  • Coast Guard Squadron North
    • Harstad
      NoCGV Harstad

      NoCGV Harstad is a purpose-built OPV for the Norwegian Coast Guard. She is named after the city Harstad in Northern Norway.Harstad was built as a multipurpose vessel, but optimised for emergency towing of large oil tankers , oil spill clean-up and fire fighting....
    • Svalbard
      NoCGV Svalbard

      The Norwegian Coast Guard icebreaker and offshore patrol vessel KV Svalbard was constructed by Langsten AS at Tangen Verft shipyard in Krager? and launched on February 17, 2001....
    • Andenes
      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....
    • Nordkapp
      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....
    • Senja
      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....
    • Chieftain
    • Stålbas
    • Farm
    • Heimdal
    • Tor


  • Coast Guard Squadron South
    • Leikvin
    • Ålesund
      NoCGV Ålesund

      KV ?lesund is a purpose-built, but leased, offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard.?lesund is named after the city ?lesund in western Norway....
    • Nornen
    • Njord


  • Future vessels
    • 5 vessels of the Nornen class ordered, three delivered
    • 3 new hybrid
      Hybrid vehicle

      File:HondaInsight.jpgA 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....
       diesel
      Diesel

      Diesel or diesel fuel in general is any fuel used in diesel engines. The most common is a specific fractional distillation of petroleum fuel oil, but alternatives that are not derived from petroleum, such as biodiesel, biomass to liquid or gas to liquid diesel, are increasingly being developed and adopted....
      -LNG
      Liquefied natural gas

      Not to be confused with Natural Gas Liquids .Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas that has been converted temporarily to liquid form for ease of storage or transport....
       vessels of the Barentshav class
      Barentshav class OPV

      The Barentshav class of OPV s will consist of three vessels powered by liquefied natural gas. Ordered for the Norwegian Coast Guard, their main tasks will be Exclusive Economic Zone patrol, fishery inspection, search and rescue as well as tug readiness along the shore of Norway which is seeing increasing traffic from Tanker s....


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