HNoMS Ula

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Three submarines of the Royal Norwegian Navy have borne the name HNoMS Ula, after the village of Ula in Norway.

Royal Norwegian Navy branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations

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 and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels. The navy also includes the Coast Guard.

Ula, Norway

Ula is a small seaside village in the Tjølling district in Larvik municipality, Vestfold County, Norway. It had the status of tettsted until 2003, when the population dropped below 200. The village and harbour become busier during summer months, due to an influx of people occupying Ula’s many vacation homes. A number of protected and preserved 18th century wooden homes are located along the main beach.

HNoMS <i>Ula</i> (1943)

HNoMS Ula, previously HMS Varne, a British-built U-class submarine, and a member of the third group of that class to be built. She never actually served under the name Varne, being transferred before commissioning to the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Ula (S300). In 1944 she sank a German U-boat during one of her patrols off Norway. She remained in Norwegian service and was scrapped in 1965.

British U-class submarine

The British U-class submarines were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War. The class is sometimes known as the Undine class, after the first submarine built.

<i>Kobben</i>-class submarine submarine class

The Kobben class is a customized version of the German Type 205 submarine. Fifteen vessels of this class were built for use by the Royal Norwegian Navy in the 1960s. The class later saw service with Denmark and Poland. The boats have since been withdrawn from service in the Norwegian and Danish Navy. The Polish Navy still operates four Kobben-class submarines, as of 2016.

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<i>Ula</i>-class submarine submarine class

The Ula class is a Norwegian submarine type which was assembled in Germany in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The class, consisting of six vessels, is currently the only submarine type in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy.

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ORP <i>Bielik</i> (2003)

ORP Bielik, formerly HNoMS Svenner (S309), is one of four Kobben-class submarines in service with the Polish Navy. The vessel and its sister ships were built in the period 1964–1967 by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden, West Germany for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The Kobben-class submarines were given to Poland in the 2002–2004 period after having been replaced by Ula-class submarines in Norway. Before entering active Polish service the boat was modified in Gdańsk.

HMS P41 was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong. She was transferred to the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy before completion and renamed HNoMS Uredd. She and one of the B-class in 1940 have so far been the only Norwegian submarine to have been sunk.

HNoMS Utsira (S301) may refer to one of the following submarines of the Royal Norwegian Navy:

HNoMS Utvær (S303) may refer to one of the following submarines of the Royal Norwegian Navy:

HNoMS <i>Stegg</i> (1921)

The last of the Trygg class of Royal Norwegian Navy torpedo boats was HNoMS Stegg. Her sister ships were Trygg and Snøgg. The Trygg class vessels were the only additions to the Norwegian fleet of torpedo boats between the First and the Second World Wars. At the outbreak of the Second World War the Trygg class was mobilised together with eight 2. class and six 1. class torpedo boats.

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Viking, after the Vikings, whilst another Viking was in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy:

HNoMS Utstein is a series of three submarines operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy. They were named after this historic Utstein Abbey which is located on the island of Klosterøy in Rennesøy, Norway. The three submarines that have borne this name are:

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Varne:

<i>SC-497</i>-class submarine chaser

The SC-497-class submarine chasers were a class of 438 submarine chasers built primarily for the United States Navy from 1941-1944. The SC-497s were based on the experimental submarine chaser, USS SC-453. Production began in 1941 and continued until they were succeeded by the SC-1466-class submarine chaser in 1944. Submarine chasers of this variety were collectively nicknamed "the splinter fleet" due to their wooden hulls.

Two ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy have borne the name HNoMS Brage, after the Norse skaldic god Bragi:

Several ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy have borne the name HNoMS Storm:

At least two ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy have been named HNoMS Kobben:

References

  1. ↑ "Ula (6125771)"Lock-red-alt.svg . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ula (6127981)"Lock-red-alt.svg . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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