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.

Submarines

The submarine flotilla is planned to be replaced/updated with four new submarines from 2029. Norway has joined forces with Germany to develop the Type 212CD-class of submarines.[1][2]

Type Class Builder Origin Displacement Name No. Comm. Namesake
Submarines
(6)		 Ula class Thyssen Nordseewerke
(hull sections built in Norway)		  Germany
 Norway		 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
 Submarines
(4 on order[3])		 Type 212CD ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems  Germany 2,500 tonnes (surfaced)
3,000 tonnes (submerged)		 2029[4]

Surface combatants

The fifth Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate, HNoMS Helge Ingstad, sunk in a collision off Bergen, Norway in 2018 and has been decommissioned.

Type Class Builder Origin Displacement Name No. Comm. Namesake
Frigates
(4)		 Fridtjof Nansen class Navantia  Spain 5,290 tonnes HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen F310 2006

Fridtjof Nansen

HNoMS Roald Amundsen F311 2007 Roald Amundsen
HNoMS Otto Sverdrup F312 2008 Otto Sverdrup
HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl F314 2011 Thor Heyerdahl
OPV
 Nordkapp class A/S Solheimsviken verft  Norway 3,320 tonnes HNoMS Nordkapp A531 (ex W320)[5] 2022 (transfer from coast guard)[6] North Cape
Corvettes
(6)		 Skjold class Umoe Mandal  Norway 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 and 2X Hugin UAV on a 20" container

Type Class Builder Origin Displacement Name No. Comm. Namesake
Minehunter
(2)		 Oksøy class Kværner Mandal  Norway 375 tonnes
HNoMS Måløy M342 1995 Måløy
HNoMS Hinnøy M343 1995 Hinnøy
Minesweeper
(2)		 Alta class Kværner Mandal  Norway 375 tonnes
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 Builder Origin Displacement Name No. Comm. Namesake
AOR
(1)		 AEGIR variant BMT Group
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering		  United Kingdom
 South Korea		 27,500 tonnes HNoMS Maud A530 2019 Queen Maud of Norway
Patrol boat
(2)		 Reine class Skipsteknisk AS
MSR Gryfia		  Norway
 Poland		 760 tonnes HNoMS Olav Tryggvason A536 2010 Olav Tryggvason
HNoMS Magnus Lagabøte A537 2011 Magnus Lagabøte
Royal yacht
(1)		 Camper & Nicholsons  United Kingdom 1,628 tonnes HNoMY Norge A553 1948 Norway

Coast Guard

Outer Coast Guard

Type Class Displacement Name No. Comm. Namesake
OPVs
(2)		 Jan Mayen 9,800 tonnes NoCGV Jan Mayen W310 2023 Jan Mayen
NoCGV Bjørnøya W311 2023 Bjørnøya
OPV
(1)		 6,375 tonnes NoCGV Svalbard W303 2001 Svalbard
OPV
(1)		 3,130 tonnes NoCGV Harstad W318 2005 Harstad
OPV
(1)		 Nordkapp class 3,320 tonnes HNoMS Nordkapp A531 (formerly W320) In OPV role, 1980-2022 (transfer to navy in MCM role; formerly NoCGV Nordkapp)[6] North Cape
OPVs
(3)		 Barentshav class 4,000 tonnes NoCGV Barentshav W340 2009 Barents Sea
NoCGV Bergen W341 2010 Bergen
NoCGV Sortland W342 2010 Sortland
OPVs
(2)		 6,250 tonnes NoCGV Jarl[7] W324 2020
NoCGV Bison[8] W323 2020

Inner Coast Guard

Type Class Displacement Name No. Comm. Namesake
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 No. Comm. Namesake
ELINT
(1)		 7,560 tonnes FS Eger[nb 1] 1995

ELINT

(1)

 FS Marjata 2016

References

  1. ↑ Renamed "Eger" in 2016 and will be put back into service in 2017. Previously known as Marjata 3
  1. ↑ Forsvaret. "Ula-class". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Type 212CD Submarines, Germany".
  3. ↑ GDC (2021-08-18). "Norway Signed Agreement With Germany To Buy Six Type 212CD Submarine". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Norway's new subs especially designed for covert, shallow water operations".
  5. ↑ "Fra kystvakt til marinefartøy: nå er KNM Nordkapp klar for NATO-oppdrag". The Norwegian Armed Forces. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  6. 1 2 "Siste nytt om gass- og oljeberedskapen". Bergens Tidende. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Boa Jarl".
  8. ↑ "Boa Bison".
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