The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway. As of 2008[update], 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, for which 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_participates_in_NATO_exercise_Odin-One.jpg) | Submarines (6) | Ula class | Thyssen Nordseewerke (hull sections built in Norway) |  Germany Norway | 1,040 tonnes (surfaced) 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) | From 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 | |
| HNoMS Roald Amundsen | F311 | 2007 | Roald Amundsen | ||||||
| HNoMS Otto Sverdrup | F312 | 2008 | Otto Sverdrup | ||||||
| HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl | F314 | 2011 | Thor Heyerdahl | ||||||
 | 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[citation needed]
| Type | Class | Builder | Origin | Displacement | Name | No. | Comm. | Namesake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MCM command vessel (ex OPV) | Nordkapp class | A/S Solheimsviken verft | Norway | 3,320 tonnes | HNoMS Nordkapp | A531 (ex W320)[5] | 1981 (transferred to Navy from Coast Guard in 2022)[6] | North Cape |
 | 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 |  South Korea | 27,500 tonnes | HNoMS Maud | A530 | 2019 | Queen Maud of Norway |
 | Patrol boat (2) | Reine class | Skipsteknisk AS MSR Gryfia |  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 class | 9,800 tonnes | NoCGV Jan Mayen | W310 | 2023 | Jan Mayen |
| NoCGV Bjørnøya | W311 | 2023 | Bjørnøya | ||||
.jpg) | OPV (1) | 6,375 tonnes | NoCGV Svalbard | W303 | 2001 | Svalbard | |
 | OPV (1) | 3,130 tonnes | NoCGV Harstad | W318 | 2005 | Harstad | |
 | 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
- Royal Norwegian Navy Official web site