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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.
Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Ula class Type 210 | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | Attack submarine | HNoMS Ula | S300 | 1988 | 1,150 tonnes (submerged) 1,040 tonnes (surfaced) | [1] [2] [3] |
HNoMS Utsira | S301 | 1991 | |||||||
HNoMS Utstein | S302 | 1991 | |||||||
HNoMS Utvær | S303 | 1990 | |||||||
HNoMS Uthaug | S304 | 1991 | |||||||
KNM Uredd | S305 | 1990 |
Fleet in service [1]
Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Frigates (4) | |||||||||
Fridtjof Nansen class Álvaro de Bazánclass (F-100) derivative | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | ASW frigate | HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen | F310 | 2006 | 5,290 tonnes | The 5th frigate of this class, the HNoMS Helge Ingstad sunk in 2018. [4] To be replaced by 5 frigates. [5] |
HNoMS Roald Amundsen | F311 | 2007 | |||||||
HNoMS Otto Sverdrup | F312 | 2008 | |||||||
HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl | F314 | 2011 | |||||||
Corvettes (6) | |||||||||
Skjold class | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | Coastal corvette | HNoMS Skjold | P960 | 1999 | 274 tonnes | To be replaced by 2030 |
HNoMS Storm | P961 | 2010 | |||||||
HNoMS Skudd | P962 | 2010 | |||||||
HNoMS Steil | P963 | 2011 | |||||||
HNoMS Glimt | P964 | 2012 | |||||||
HNoMS Gnist | P965 | 2012 | |||||||
Quick marine reaction (18) | |||||||||
CB90 class | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | Fast assault craft | KNM Hellen | L4512 | 1996 [6] | 13 tonnes (empty) 20 tonnes (full load) | 20 purchased, 6 left in service. [1] Upgraded in 2014 with new engines and a Kongsberg Sea Protector RCWS equipped with a M2 machine gun. [7] |
KNM Tangen | L4526 | – | |||||||
KNM Møvik | L4514 | – | |||||||
KNM Malmøya | L4528 | – | |||||||
KNM Osternes | L4532 | – | |||||||
KNM Oddane | L4527 | – | |||||||
IC20M serie Interceptor Craft | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Fast patrol boat | KNM August Nærø | – | 2015 | [8] [9] Manufactured by Dockstavarvet AB. | |
KNM Petter B Salen | – | 2017 | |||||||
Goldfish 36 | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | Rigid hull inflatable boat | – | – | – | – | Goldfish Boats AS [10] [11] [12] |
Sea-Doo | – | ![]() | – | Jetskis | – | – | – | – | RXT-X RS/ RXP-X 325 |
Mine countermeasures vessels (5) | |||||||||
Nordkapp class | 1 | ![]() | | Mine countermeasure command vessel (ex OPV) | HNoMS Nordkapp | A531 | 2022 (1982) | 3,320 tonnes | Ex W320 transferred to the Navy [13] |
Oksøy class | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Minehunter | HNoMS Måløy | M342 | 1995 | 375 tonnes | [14] |
HNoMS Hinnøy | M343 | 1995 | |||||||
Alta class | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Minesweeper | HNoMS Otra | M351 | 1996 | 375 tonnes | [14] |
HNoMS Rauma | M352 | 1996 |
Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Logistics ships (3) | |||||||||
AEGIR class | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | Auxiliary Oil Replenishment | HNoMS Maud | A530 | 2019 | 27,500 tonnes | [14] [15] |
Reine class | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Logistics command vessels | HNoMS Olav Tryggvason | A536 (P380) | 2013 (2010) | 760 tonnes | Delays in HNoMS Maud, former inner coast guard vessels transferred to Navy as support vessels. Since 2013 in Navy logistics command . |
HNoMS Magnus Lagabøte | A537 (P381) | 2018 (2011) |
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Yacht (1) | |||||||||
– | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | Royal yacht | HNoMY Norge | A553 | 1948 | 1,628 tonnes | Ex W320 transferred to the Navy [13] |
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (–) | |||||||||
Kongsberg 2X HUGIN | – | ![]() | ![]() Illustration | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle | – | – | – | – | Contained in 20' container [18] [19] |
Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Signal intelligence ships | |||||||||
– | 1 | ![]() | | ELINT collection vessel | FS Eger | 1995 | 7,560 tonnes | Former FS Marjata III [20] [21] | |
– | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | ELINT collection vessel | FS Marjata IV | 2016 | 21,040 tonnes | [22] [23] |
This unit of the coast guard specialises in asserting sovereignty over the exclusive economic zone of the coast of Norway and Svalbard, and it uses the following ships: [24]
Ship/class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Patrol Vessels (8) | |||||||||
NoCGV Svalbard | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | Icebreaker / | KV Svalbard | W303 | 2001 | 6,375 tonnes | [25] |
NoCGV Harstad | 1 | ![]() | | Offshore patrol vessel | KV Harstad | W318 | 2005 | 3,130 tonnes | [26] Rolls-Royce Marine AS design |
Barentshav class | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | Offshore patrol vessel | KV Barentshav | W340 | 2009 | 4,000 tonnes | [27] |
KV Bergen | W341 | 2010 | |||||||
KV Sortland | W342 | 2010 | |||||||
Jan Mayen class | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | Offshore patrol vessel | KV Jan Mayen | W310 | 2023 [28] | 9,800 tonnes | CBRN protection and is ice-strengthened [29] |
KV Bjørnøya | W311 | 2023 [30] | |||||||
KV Hopen | W312 | 2024 | |||||||
Support vessels (2) | |||||||||
VS 491 CD Bergen Group Fosen | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Emergency towing vessels / Platform supply vessel | KV Bison | W323 | 2020 | 6,250 tonnes | Second-hand ships built in 2012 - 2014. [32] Ships leased. |
KV Jarl | W324 | 2020 |
Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Patrol vessels (5) | |||||||||
Nornen class ST-610 design | 5 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Patrol vessels | KV Nornen | W330 | 2007 | 675 tonnes | Skipsteknisk AS design, made in Poland. [34] |
KV Farm | W331 | 2007 | |||||||
KV Heimdal | W332 | 2007 | |||||||
KV Njord | W333 | 2007 | |||||||
KV Tor | W334 | 2007 |
Class | Ordered | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. planned | Displacement | Notes |
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Type 212CD class | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | Attack submarine | – | – | 2029 | 2,800 tonnes (submerged) (2,500 tonnes surfaced) | [35] [36] |
– | – | 2031 | |||||||
– | – | 2033 | |||||||
– | – | 2035 | |||||||
(+2 to be ordered) | – | – | – | Purchase approved by parliament [37] | |||||
– | – | – |
Class | Ordered | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. planned | Displacement | Notes |
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Multi-mission vessel | |||||||||
Quick marine reaction (2) | |||||||||
CCM class Combatant Craft Medium class | 2 (+ options) | ![]() | ![]() | Multi-mission surface tactical mobility vessel | – | – | 2025 | 29.8 tonnes | 2 ordered in 2023, planned for 2025 [38] [39] |
– | – | 2025 |
Potential classes | Origin | Picture | Planned | Type | Comm. planned | Notes |
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Standardised, flexible platforms | ![]() | - | 28 | Multi-mission ship (logistics, support operations to surveillance and preparedness) | – | Ulstein Group and Larsnes Mek will compete to manufacture them. [40] |
Frigates (5) | ||||||
Constellation class FREMM | ![]() | Illustration | 5 (+1 option) | Anti-submarine frigate | – | To succeed to the Fridtjof Nansen. [41] Norway plans to select a ship sometime in 2025 after narrowing down the options to France, Germany, United Kingdom, and the United States. [42] [43] |
F126 class MKS 180 / Niedersachsen class | ![]() | Illustration | ||||
FDI Defence and intervention frigate | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
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