HNoMS Stavanger

Last updated September 17, 2021

At least two ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy have been named HNoMS Stavanger, after the city of Stavanger:

HNoMS Stavanger (1946), a C-class destroyer purchased from the Royal Navy in 1946 and broken up in 1967.
HNoMS Stavanger (F303), an Oslo-class frigate launched in 1966 and expended as a target in 2001.

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