Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norwegian Navy (often abbreviated as RNoN) is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. As of 2005, the Navy consists of approximately 5,000 personnel and 25 vessels, including 2 frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 1 minelayer, 6 minesweepers, 1 mine detection vessel, 1 support vessel and 2 training vessels. The Navy also includes the Coast Guard.

Navy vessels (past)

Several earlier battleships are listed under Denmark.

Related Topics:
Battleship - Denmark

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• Battleships:
• Tordenskjold class
• Tordenskjold (1897)
• Harald Haarfagre (1897)
• Eidsvold class
• HNoMS Eidsvold (1900) - Torpedoed 1940
• HNoMS Norge (1900) - Torpedoed 1940
• Glatton
• Frigates:
• Oslo (F300)
• Stavanger (F303)
• Submarine hunters:
• Hessa
• Hitra (museum vessel)
• Vigra
• Submarines:
• KNM Uredd (only submarine ever lost)
• Kya, ex-U-926
• Kaura, ex-U-995
• Kinn, ex-U-1202
• Kobben
• Minesweepers:
• Kvina
• Ogna
• Sauda
• Sira
• KNM Tana
• Tista
• Utla
• Vosso
• Alta (M314) (museum vessel)
• Mine Layer
• Vale (N53)
• Amphibious landing vessels:
• Sørøysund (L4503)
• Maursund (L4504)
• Tjeldsund (L4506)
• Torpedo boat:
• Rap, the first torpedo boat
• Skrei
• Lyn class, 27 built between 1892 and 1912
• Armed auxilaries
• Pol III, armed whaler; engaged German Kampfgruppe 5 on April 8 1940, first Norwegian uniformed casuality of WW2