List of active Royal Norwegian Navy ships
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway. As of 2008, the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 32,000 when fully mobilized) and 69 vessels, including 4 frigates, 6 submarines, 6 corvettes, 3 minesweepers, 3 minehunters, 3 support vessels and 2 training vessels. The navy also includes the Coast Guard.
In Norwegian, Royal Norwegian Navy vessels have since 1946 been given the ship prefix "KNM", short for Kongelig Norske Marine (Royal Norwegian Navy). In English, they are given the prefix "HNoMS", short for "His/Her Norwegian Majesty's Ship" ("HNMS" could be also used for the Royal Netherlands Navy, for which "HNLMS" is used instead). Coast Guard vessels are given the prefix "KV" for KystVakt (Coast Guard) in Norwegian and "NoCGV" for Norwegian Coast Guard Vessel in English.
Navy
Submarines
The submarine flotilla is planned to be replaced/updated with four new submarines in around 2030. Norway has joined forces with Germany to develop the new submarines based upon the German 212-class of submarines.[1]
| Type | Class | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Namesake | |
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Submarines (6) |
Ula class (Built in Germany) | 1,040 tonnes (surface) 1,150 tonnes (submerged) |
HNoMS Ula | S300 | 1988 | Ula |
| HNoMS Utsira | S301 | 1991 | Utsira | ||||
| HNoMS Utstein | S302 | 1991 | Utstein Abbey | ||||
| HNoMS Utvær | S303 | 1990 | Utvær | ||||
| HNoMS Uthaug | S304 | 1991 | Uthaug | ||||
| HNoMS Uredd | S305 | 1990 | HNoMS Uredd |
Surface combatants
Frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad sunk in a fjord outside of Bergen, Norway and has been decommissioned in 2019.
| Type | Class | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | National of origin | Namesake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Frigates (4) |
Fridtjof Nansen class | 5,290 tonnes |
HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen | F310 | 2006 | Spain | |
| HNoMS Roald Amundsen | F311 | 2007 | Spain | Roald Amundsen | ||||
| HNoMS Otto Sverdrup | F312 | 2008 | Spain | Otto Sverdrup | ||||
| HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl | F314 | 2011 | Spain | Thor Heyerdahl | ||||
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Corvettes (6) |
Skjold class | 274 tonnes |
HNoMS Skjold | P960 | 1999 | ||
| HNoMS Storm | P961 | 2010 | ||||||
| HNoMS Skudd | P962 | 2010 | ||||||
| HNoMS Steil | P963 | 2011 | ||||||
| HNoMS Glimt | P964 | 2012 | ||||||
| HNoMS Gnist | P965 | 2012 |
Mine countermeasures vessels
| Type | Class | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Namesake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Minehunter (3) |
Oksøy class | 375 tonnes |
HNoMS Karmøy | M341 | 1994 | Karmøy |
| HNoMS Måløy | M342 | 1995 | Måløy | ||||
| HNoMS Hinnøy | M343 | 1995 | Hinnøy | ||||
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Minesweeper (3) |
Alta class | 375 tonnes |
HNoMS Alta | M350 | 1996 | Altaelva |
| HNoMS Otra | M351 | 1996 | Otra | ||||
| HNoMS Rauma | M352 | 1996 | Rauma |
Auxiliary ships
It was decided that due to delays on HNoMS Maud the two former inner coast guard vessels NoCGV Olav Tryggvason and NoCGV Magnus Lagabøte (both from the Reine-Class), would be transferred to the navy as auxiliary vessels.
| Type | Class | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Namesake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AOR (1) |
Maud class (built in South Korea) | 27,500 tonnes |
HNoMS Maud | A530 | 2019 | Queen Maud of Norway |
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Patrol boat (2) |
Reine class (built in Poland) | 760 tonnes |
HNoMS Olav Tryggvason | A536 | 2010 | Olav Tryggvason |
| HNoMS Magnus Lagabøte | A537 | 2011 | Magnus Lagabøte | ||||
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Royal yacht(1) | Yacht (Built in United Kingdom) | 1,628 tonnes |
HNoMY Norge | A553 | 1948 | Norway |
Coast Guard
Outer Coast Guard
| Type | Class | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Namesake | |
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OPV (1) |
6,375 tonnes |
NoCGV Svalbard | W303 | 2001 | Svalbard | |
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OPV (1) |
1,357 tonnes |
NoCGV Ålesund | W312 | 1997-2014 | Ålesund | |
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OPV (1) |
3,130 tonnes |
NoCGV Harstad | W318 | 2005 | Harstad | |
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OPVs (3) |
Nordkapp class | 3,320 tonnes |
NoCGV Nordkapp | W320 | 1980 | North Cape |
| NoCGV Senja | W321 | 1980 | Senja | ||||
| NoCGV Andenes | W322 | 1981 | Andenes | ||||
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OPVs (3) |
Barentshav class | 4,000 tonnes |
NoCGV Barentshav | W340 | 2009 | Barents Sea |
| NoCGV Bergen | W341 | 2010 | Bergen | ||||
| NoCGV Sortland | W342 | 2010 | Sortland | ||||
| OPV | 6,250
Tonnes |
NoCGV Jarl | W324 | 2020 | |||
| OPV | 6,250
Tonnes |
NoCGV Bison | W323 | 2020 |
Inner Coast Guard
| Type | Class | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Namesake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Patrol boats (5) |
Nornen class | 675 tonnes |
NoCGV Nornen | W330 | 2007 | Norns |
| NoCGV Farm | W331 | 2007 | Odin | ||||
| NoCGV Heimdal | W332 | 2007 | Heimdallr | ||||
| NoCGV Njord | W333 | 2007 | Njörðr | ||||
| NoCGV Tor | W334 | 2007 | Thor |
Intelligence Service
| Type | Class | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Namesake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ELINT (1) |
7,560 tonnes |
FS Eger[nb 1] | 1995 | |||
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ELINT
(1) |
FS Marjata | 2016 |
References
- Royal Norwegian Navy Official web site
- Renamed "Eger" in 2016 and will be put back into service in 2017. Previously known as Marjata 3
- Forsvaret. "Ula-class". Retrieved 2018-05-16.