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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, 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 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
Maud replaced HNoMS Valkyrien as the naval logistics vessel. The vessel's primary task is to support naval forces with after-supplies. The ship is the largest ship ever in the Royal Norwegian Navy, and is twice as large as the frigates of the Fridtjof Nansen class. [2] She is named in honour of Queen Maud of Norway, wife of Haakon VII of Norway ...
HNoMS Oslo (1946), a C-class destroyer purchased from the Royal Navy in 1946 and broken up in 1968. HNoMS Oslo (F300) , an Oslo -class frigate launched in 1964 and wrecked in 1994. List of ships with the same or similar names
There have been several ships in the Royal Norwegian Navy named after the Norwegian explorer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Fridtjof Nansen. HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (1930) – patrol vessel from 1931. Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate – a new class of Aegis frigates from 2005. HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310) lead ship of the class.
HNoMS Stavanger (F303), an Oslo-class frigate launched in 1966 and expended as a target in 2001. List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names.
HNoMS Rask (P983) - a Snøgg-class patrol boat List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names.
History; Norway; Name: Otto Sverdrup: Namesake: Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup: Ordered: 23 June 2000: Builder: Navantia, Ferrol: Laid down: 25 May 2005: Launched ...