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41-564: This navy has a history dating back to 955. From 1509 to 1814, it formed part of the navy of Denmark-Norway , also referred to as the "Common Fleet". Since 1814, the Royal Norwegian Navy has again existed as a separate navy. In Norwegian, all its naval vessels since 1946 bear the ship prefix KNM , which stands for "Kongelige Norske Marine" (which translates to "Royal Norwegian Navy"); in English, these vessels are identified by

82-679: A 57mm main gun and are capable of operating up to two medium-sized helicopters. The ships have an overall length of 446 feet with a beam of 72 feet and a draft of 20 feet. The maximum speed is 22 knots with more than 60 days endurance and the complement is up to 100 people. The first ship, KV Jan Mayen , was launched by the Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania in 2021 and towed to the Vard Langsten shipyard in Tomrefjord for completion. She

123-509: A distance of about 200 metres, a small launch ferried Korvettenkapitän Gerlach over to Eidsvold . Gerlach and a signalman were received on the aft deck of Eidsvold by the second in command, and were taken to the bridge to speak to Captain Willoch. At the same time, the gun crews aboard Eidsvold kept the German destroyer in their sights, both the 21 cm guns and the 15 cm guns. Due to

164-434: A flotilla of twenty-seven torpedo boats . These were operated by 116 active duty officers (with an additional sixty reserve) and 700 petty officers and seamen. Norway was neutral during World War I , but the armed forces were mobilised to protect Norway's neutrality. The neutrality was sorely tested – the nation's merchant fleet suffered heavy casualties to German U-boats and commerce raiders . World War II began for

205-801: A large role in the reconstruction of the Dano-Norwegian fleet. The navy was considered to be the King's personal property, and "the King's waters" consisted of the sea off Denmark, Norway the Faroe Islands , Iceland and Greenland , large parts of the Baltic, the waters east of the North Cape and off Spitsbergen . For the entire period of its existence its main base was Holmen in Copenhagen , but on different occasions smaller task forces

246-514: A mine – retreated south and called for air strikes on the fortress. This delay allowed King Haakon VII of Norway and the Royal family, as well as the government, to escape capture. On June 7, 1940, thirteen vessels, five aircraft and 500 men from the Royal Norwegian Navy followed the King to the United Kingdom and continued the fight from bases there until the war ended. The number of men

287-636: The Shetland bus ) and 933 men in World War II. The navy had its own air force from 1912 to 1944. The building of a new fleet in the 1960s was made possible with substantial economic support from the United States . During the Cold War , the navy was optimized for sea denial in coastal waters to make an invasion from the sea as difficult and costly as possible. With that mission in mind,

328-569: The Bundestag . The contract was signed in July 2021 and construction of the first vessel began in September 2023. Delivery of the first boat to the Royal Norwegian Navy is anticipated in 2029. The Coast Guard is replacing its existing Nordkapp -class vessels with significantly larger ice-capable ships, each displacing just under 10,000 tonnes. The three new Jan Mayen -class ships are armed with

369-574: The Gulating in 955, although variants of the Leidang had at that time already existed for hundreds of years. During the last part of the Middle Ages the system of levying of ships, equipment, and manpower for the leidang was mainly used to levying tax and existed as such into the 17th Century. During most of the union between Norway and Denmark the two countries had a common fleet . This fleet

410-613: The 17th and 18th centuries during the period of absolutism its primary aim was to control the Strait of Øresund against the Swedish Empire . In this period it consisted of 45 ships of the line with an average of 60 guns, plus 20-40 frigates , large enough to counter the Royal Swedish Navy at the time. The number of guns on the ships of the line was smaller, a feature only the Dano-Norwegian navy had- different from

451-406: The 18th century. The main problem for Denmark-Norway in case of war was thus often to round up the required number of skilled sailors for the navy. The navy was for a large part funded by Norwegian means as a royal resolution dictated that the income from Norway was to be used towards its construction and upkeep . The majority of the ships of the line in the 17th and 18th centuries were named after

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492-506: The Danish navy The Royal Dano-Norwegian navy began with the founding of a joint Dano-Norwegian fleet on 10 August 1510, when King John appointed his vassal Henrik Krummedige to become "chief captain and head of all our captains, men and servants whom we now have appointed and ordered to be at sea". The joint fleet was dissolved when Christian Fredrick established separate fleets for Denmark and Norway on 12 April 1814. These are

533-676: The Fleet, the Coast Guard, and the main bases. The Fleet consists of: The Naval Schools are: Two of the schools of the Navy retain ship prefixes , reminiscent of Royal Navy practises . Museum: Royal Norwegian Navy Museum , Horten The submarine fleet consists of several Ula -class submarines. "Ubåtvåpenet" maintain six Ula -class submarines: Note: These ships are generally considered destroyers by their officers and other navies due to their size and role. Helge Ingstad (F313)

574-554: The Navy will begin to procure a new mine countermeasures capability based on autonomous systems. As part of the development of this capability, two "motherships" for autonomous systems will be acquired. The 2020 Norwegian defence plan envisages the replacement of the current major surface vessels "after 2030". Decisions concerning type and number of vessels are to be "made in the next planning period". The rank insignia of commissioned officers . The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel . History of

615-520: The Norwegians wished to fight. At this point, Captain Willoch hurried towards the bridge, while shouting "På plass ved kanonene. Nå skal vi slåss, gutter!" ("Man the guns. We're gonna fight, boys!"). Eidsvold turned towards the closest destroyer and accelerated, while the battery commander ordered the port battery (three 15 cm guns) to open fire. However, the Germans fired four torpedoes at

656-401: The Royal Norwegian Navy consisted of a large number of small vessels and up to 15 small diesel-electric submarines. The navy is now replacing those vessels with a smaller number of larger and more capable vessels. The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Norway's naval history. Some of The Royal Norwegian Navy's bases are: The Navy is organized into

697-559: The Royal Norwegian Navy on April 8, 1940, when the German torpedo boat Albatross attacked the guard ship Pol III . In the opening hours of the Battle of Narvik , the old coastal defence ships ("panserskip") HNoMS  Eidsvold and HNoMS  Norge , both built before 1905 and hopelessly obsolete, attempted to put up a fight against the invading German warships; both were torpedoed and sunk. The German invasion fleet heading for Oslo

738-659: The Royal Norwegian Navy shares its history from 1509 to 1814 with the Royal Danish Navy . The modern, separate Royal Norwegian Navy was founded (restructured) on April 12, 1814, by Prince Christian Fredrik on the remnants of the Dano-Norwegian Navy. At the time of separation, the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy was in a poor state and Norway was left with the lesser share. All officers of Danish birth were ordered to return to Denmark and

779-682: The average number of cannons mounted on warships of the great sea powers of the time but it was partly a deliberate decision of the admiralty, in order to make the ships able to navigate in the countless narrow waters around the Danish isles. The Napoleonic Wars also saw the construction of nearly 200 gunboats during the Gunboat War with the United Kingdom after the British decisively defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet and captured their entire navy. The Bille Family with Steen Andersen Bille had

820-460: The belt and 9 inches (22.86 cm) of the same armour on her two turrets. Eidsvold and Norge were the largest vessels in the Royal Norwegian Navy at 4,233 tons gross and crews of up to 270 men. In June 1911, Eidsvold sailed to Britain to represent Denmark at the fleet review for the coronation of King George V . It was intended to augment the Norwegian coastal defence ship fleet with

861-426: The captain of Norge , informing them of his intent to attack the German forces. While this was going on, another German destroyer had crossed behind Eidsvold and took up a position 700 metres (2,300 ft) from the vessel, ready to fire her torpedoes. Gerlach tried once again to convince Willoch to surrender, but was turned down a second time. As he left the deck of Eidsvold , he fired a red flare, indicating that

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902-487: The first commander of the Norwegian navy became Captain Thomas Fasting . It then consisted of 39 officers, seven brigs (one more under construction), one schooner-brig , eight gun schooners , 46 gun chalups and 51 gun barges. April 1, 1815, the Royal Norwegian Navy's leadership was reorganized into a navy ministry, and Fasting became the first navy minister. Norway retained its independent armed forces, including

943-498: The latter 2020s to replace the Ula-class boats. A firm build contract with Thyssen Krupp was anticipated in the first half of 2020 as part of a joint program under which Norway will procure four submarines and Germany two. However, as of the end of 2020 a contract had not yet been signed. In March 2021 it was indicated that an agreement had been reached between Norway and Germany to initiate the acquisition program, pending approval by

984-425: The leading German destroyer with an Aldis lamp , and when the Germans failed to respond to the signal, he ordered a warning shot placed before their bow while he flew a two flag signal , ordering the destroyer to halt. Since the Germans had orders to occupy Norway peacefully if at all possible, the German destroyer Wilhelm Heidkamp stopped, and signalled Eidsvold that it would send an officer to negotiate. From

1025-610: The modern ancestors of today's Royal Danish Navy and Royal Norwegian Navy . The primary task of the fleet in the first period of its existence was to counter the power of the Hanseatic League and secure control in the Baltic Sea . The fleet was expanded to be one of the largest in Europe under the direction Christian IV with 50-105 larger warships and a large number of brigs and sloops, numbering in total around 75. In

1066-675: The navy, during the union with Sweden . During most of the union the navy was subjected to low funding, even though there were ambitious plans to expand it. In the late 19th century, the fleet was increased to defend a possible independent Norway from her Swedish neighbours. In 1900, just five years prior to the separation from Sweden, the navy, which was maintained for coastal defense, consisted of: two British-built coastal defence ships ( HNoMS  Harald Haarfagre and HNoMS  Tordenskjold – each armored and displacing about 3,500 tons), four ironclad monitors , three unarmored gun vessels, twelve gunboats, sixteen small (sixty ton) gunboats, and

1107-470: The old coastal defence ship, and two or three of the torpedoes hit before the port guns could fire, according to Norwegian sources: one under the rear turret, one midship and one in the bow. It is likely that the torpedoes ignited one of the magazines aboard, because Eidsvold was blown in two and sunk in seconds, propellers still turning. Only six of the crew were rescued, while 175 died in the freezing water. Some remains of Eidsvold lie in shallow waters at

1148-459: The prefix HNoMS , meaning "His/Her Norwegian Majesty's Ship". Coast Guard vessels bear the prefix KV , for "Kystvakt" (which translates to "Coast Guard"); in English, these vessels are identified by the prefix NoCGV , for "Norwegian Coast Guard Vessel". The history of Norwegian state-operated naval forces is long, and goes back to the leidang which was first established by King Håkon the Good at

1189-602: The royalty of Denmark-Norway, as well as the lands of the kingdoms. At the end of the 18th century, it became more common to name them in a national romantic vein, using names from the history of Denmark and from the Old Norse mythology. Ships include: HNoMS Eidsvold 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

1230-503: The short distance, the trajectory of the shells would have been flat, making it hard not to hit the thinly armoured vessel. At the bridge, Gerlach tried to convince Willoch that the Germans had arrived as friends and that Willoch should surrender his ship peacefully. Willoch countered by pointing out that he was bound by duty to resist, but did ask for a ten-minute break to consider the matter. However, instead of considering surrender, Willoch used this time to contact his superiors, as well as

1271-486: The site of the drafting and signing of the Norwegian Constitution on 17 May 1814. Considered to be quite powerful ships for their time, with two 21 cm (8.26 inch) guns as their main armament, they were soon outclassed by the new Dreadnought battleships . They were armoured to withstand battle with ships of a similar class to their own, with 6 inches (15.24 cm) of Krupp cemented armour in

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1312-651: The two ships of the Bjørgvin -class , ordered in 1912, but after these were compulsorily purchased by the British Royal Navy at the outbreak of World War I , the Eidsvold -class and the older, two ship strong, Tordenskjold -class was forced to soldier on long after they were obsolete. In the morning of 9 April 1940, a German force of ten destroyers , carrying troops of a mountain division , entered Narvik harbour under cover of fog and heavy snow. Despite

1353-478: The weather, they were spotted by Norwegian vessels, which promptly reported the sighting and alerted Eidsvold and Norge . Aboard both ships steps were taken to prepare for combat. The guns were loaded with live ammunition and life preservers issued to the crew. Around 04:15 in the morning, the Germans spotted Eidsvold . Captain Odd Isaachsen Willoch aboard Eidsvold immediately ordered to signal

1394-622: Was announced that the Navy was seeking a new class of coastal Ranger commando vessels to replace the CB90-class vessels. To be procured under Project P6380, the vessels are to have a top speed of 45 knots, stay at sea for up to a week and hold a crew of up to six personnel along with a coastal ranger platoon, its equipment or, alternatively, a UAV under 150kg for day/night operations. Deliveries are envisaged between 2026 and 2028. Two Special Forces Combatant Craft Medium (CCM) vessels are also to be procured from US shipbuilder ReconCraft. From 2024,

1435-661: Was christened in November 2022, having started builder's sea trials in October. The ship was delivered in early 2023. The second ship of the class, KV Bjørnøya , was transferred to Norway for her final fit out at the Vard Langsten yard in February/March 2022 and was delivered in November 2023. The third and final ship of the class, KV Hopen , was transferred to Norway for her final fit out in January 2023. In early 2023 it

1476-458: Was decommissioned and sold for scrap after a collision with an oil tanker in November 2018 severely damaged the ship. The Coastal Warfare fleet consists of Skjold -class corvettes . Norway has prioritized replacing its current submarine fleet. In February 2017 the German manufacturer Thyssen Krupp was selected to deliver four new submarines, of the Type 212CD submarine -class design, starting in

1517-480: Was established by King Hans in 1509 in Denmark. A large proportion of the crew and officers in this new Navy organisation were Norwegian. In 1709 there were about 15,000 personnel enrolled in the common fleet; of these 10,000 were Norwegian. When Tordenskjold carried out his famous raid at Dynekil in 1716 more than 80 percent of the sailors and 90 percent of the soldiers in his force were Norwegian. Because of this

1558-469: Was obsolete when sunk by German torpedoes in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940 during the German invasion of Norway ( Operation Weserübung ). Eidsvold was built as part of the general rearmament in the time leading up to the political events in 1905 , and remained, along with her sister ship Norge , the backbone of the Royal Norwegian Navy for just over 40 years. She was named after the town of Eidsvold ,

1599-559: Was significantly delayed when Oscarsborg Fortress opened fire with two of its three old 28 cm guns, followed by the 15 cm guns on Kopås on the eastern side of the Drøbak strait. The artillery pieces inflicted heavy damage on the German heavy cruiser Blücher , which was subsequently sunk by torpedoes fired from Oscarsborg's land-based torpedo battery. Blücher sank with over 1,000 casualties among its crew and soldiers aboard. The German invasion fleet – believing Blücher had struck

1640-572: Was stationed in Fredriksvern in Norway and in Glückstadt . In 1709 there was about 19,000 personnel enrolled in the common fleet. Of these 10 000 were Norwegian. When Tordenskjold made his raid at Dynekil in 1716, over 80% of the sailors and 90% of the soldiers were Norwegian. During peacetime most of the navy personnel served in the merchant fleet , which was of considerable size in

1681-529: Was steadily increased as Norwegians living abroad, civilian sailors and men escaping from Norway joined the Royal Norwegian Navy. Funds from Nortraship were used to buy new ships, aircraft and equipment. Ten ships and 1,000 men from the Royal Norwegian Navy participated in the Normandy Invasion in 1944. During the war the navy operated 118 ships, at the end of the war it had 58 ships and 7,500 men in service. They lost 27 ships, 18 fishing boats (of

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