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HNoMS Norge was a coastal defence ship of the Eidsvold class in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne , she was torpedoed and sunk by German destroyers in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940.
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 (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.
HNoMS Otra and HNoMS Hinnøy. 1st Mine Clearing Squadron Flagship Nordkapp A531 (1980) - former coast guard patrol vessel (W320) commissioned into navy service effective 1 November 2022. [12] Oksøy-class mine hunter (1994) Måløy M342; Hinnøy M343; HNoMS Rauma (M352), an Alta-class minesweeper. Alta-class minesweeper (1996): [13] Otra M351 ...
HNoMS Draug – lead ship of the Draug class. Draug class. Draug (1910–1943) In Norwegian service until scrapped in 1944. Troll (1912–1949) In German hands from 1940 to 1945, scrapped in 1949. Garm (1914–1940) Sunk by Luftwaffe bombers on 26 April 1940 during the Norwegian campaign. HNoMS Sleipner – lead ship of the Sleipner class
Norge and Eidsvold were the largest vessels in the Norwegian Navy, displacing 4,233 tons and crewed by 270 men. It was intended to augment the two ships of the Bjørgvin class , ordered in 1912, but both ships were compulsorily purchased by the British government after the outbreak of World War I .
HNoMS Eidsvold was a coastal defence ship and the lead ship of her class, serving in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne in 1899, she was obsolete when sunk by German torpedoes in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940 during the German invasion of Norway ( Operation Weserübung ).
HNoMS Valkyrien has the pennant number A535 and is the present support vessel for the Royal Norwegian Navy Coastal Combat Flotilla. Valkyrien was built as a civilian supply vessel in 1981. She was bought by the RNoN in 1994. Command was assumed on 4 February 1994. The ship has a strengthened hull and meets the requirements of ice breaking class ...
HNoMS Sæl was the penultimate vessel of the ten 1. class torpedo boats of the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was built at the Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard in Horten in 1901, [ 4 ] with yard number 85. [ 1 ]