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The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
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.
World War II corvettes of Norway (1 P) D. World War II destroyers of Norway (21 P) G. ... Category: World War II naval ships of Norway. 4 languages ...
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1945 Ship State Description CD-72 Imperial Japanese Navy: World War II: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea west of the Changshan Islands) by USS Haddo ( United States Navy). [1] Konri Maru Japan
World War II naval ships of Norway (8 C) This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 16:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
When Norway was invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940, the merchant fleet had been at war for seven months. Norway was neutral, but lost 58 ships and around 400 sailors. During these months much of the framework that Nortraship was to operate within was created; most importantly the Norwegian-British tonnage agreement.
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. Sleipner class Six vessels made in Norway from 1936 to 1939. Sleipner (1936–1959) In Norwegian service during the war. Rebuilt ...
German tanks of the Neubaufahrzeug type in Oslo in April 1940. Germany invaded both Norway and Denmark on 9 April 1940. [1] Norway was very important to Germany for two reasons: firstly as a base for naval units to harass Allied shipping in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, and secondly to secure shipments of iron ore coming in from Sweden through the port of Narvik. [2]