Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norwegian Navy provides the coastal defense of Norway. As of 2002, the Navy consisted of approximately 8000 personnel and 40 vessels, consisting of 4 frigates, 6 submarines, 14 missile torpedo vessels, 1 minelayer, 8 minesweepers, 1 mine detection vessel, 3 landing craft, 1 support vessel, 2 training vessels. The Navy also oversees the Coast Guard, comprising 10 vessels and land-based coastal defenses containing artillery, torpedo and missile batteries.

Ships of the Navy (both past and present):

• HNMS Alta[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Bergen[?] - frigate
• HNMS Glomma[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Hessa[?] - submarine chaser[?]
• HNMS Hitra[?] - submarine chaser[?]
• HNMS Horten[?]
• HNMS Kaura[?], ex U-995[?] - submarine
• HNMS Kinn[?], ex U-1202[?] - submarine
• HNMS Kobben[?] - submarine
• HNMS Kvina[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Kya[?], ex U-926[?] - submarine
• HNMS Ogna[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Sauda[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Sira[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Skjold[?] - fast patrol craft
• HNMS Skrei[?]
• HNMS Tana[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Tyr[?] - minesweeper, discovered wreck of U-735[?] in 1999
• HNMS Tista[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Trondheim[?] - frigate
• HNMS Utla[?] - minesweeper
• HNMS Vigra[?] - submarine chaser[?]
• HNMS Vosso[?] - minesweeper

(note: HNMS for His Norwegian Majesty's Ship is probably more correct in English, but seems much less common in practice than KNM.)

Ships of the Coast Guard:

• KV Eldjam[?]
• KV Narvik[?] - frigate
• KV Nordkapp[?]
• KV Svalbard