List of active Royal Norwegian Navy ships

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.

Active fleet

Navy

Submarines

Class	In service	Origin	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Ula class Type 210	6	Germany  Norway		Attack submarine	HNoMS Ula [no]	S300	1988	1,150 tonnes (submerged) 1,040 tonnes (surfaced)	[1][2][3]
					HNoMS Utsira [fr]	S301	1991
					HNoMS Utstein [fr]	S302	1991
					HNoMS Utvær [no]	S303	1990
					HNoMS Uthaug [fr]	S304	1991
					KNM Uredd [fr]	S305	1990

Surface warship fleet

Fleet in service[1]

Class	In service	Origin	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Frigates (4)
Fridtjof Nansen class Álvaro de Bazán class (F-100) derivative	4	Spain		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	Norway		Coastal corvette	HNoMS Skjold [no]	P960	1999	274 tonnes	[1]
					HNoMS Storm [no]	P961	2010
					HNoMS Skudd [no]	P962	2010
					HNoMS Steil [no]	P963	2011
					HNoMS Glimt	P964	2012
					HNoMS Gnist	P965	2012
Quick marine reaction (18)
CB90 class Stridsbåt 90N [no]	6	Sweden		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	Sweden		Fast patrol boat	KNM August Nærø	–	2015		[8][9] Manufactured by Dockstavarvet AB.
					KNM Petter B Salen	–	2017
Goldfish 36	10	Norway		Rigid hull inflatable boat	–	–	–	–	Goldfish Boats AS[10][11][12]
Sea-Doo	–	Canada	–	Jetskis	–	–	–	–	RXT-X RS/ RXP-X 325
Mine countermeasures vessels (5)
Nordkapp class	1	Norway		Mine countermeasure command vessel (ex OPV)	HNoMS Nordkapp	A531	2022 (1982)	3,320 tonnes	Ex W320 transferred to the Navy[13]
Oksøy class	2	Norway		Minehunter	HNoMS Måløy	M342	1995	375 tonnes	[14]
					HNoMS Hinnøy [no]	M343	1995
Alta class	2	Norway		Minesweeper	HNoMS Otra [no]	M351	1996	375 tonnes	[14]
					HNoMS Rauma	M352	1996

Auxiliary ships

Class	In service	Origin	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Logistics ships (3)
AEGIR class	1	South Korea		Auxiliary Oil Replenishment	HNoMS Maud	A530	2019	27,500 tonnes	[14][15]
Reine class	2	Poland		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 [no].
					HNoMS Magnus Lagabøte	A537 (P381)	2018 (2011)		2011 – 13 Norwegian Home Guard 2013 – 18 Norwegian Coast Guard,[16] since 2018, Navy logistics command [no][17]
Yacht (1)
–	1	United Kingdom		Royal yacht	HNoMY Norge	A553	1948	1,628 tonnes	Ex W320 transferred to the Navy[13]
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (–)
Kongsberg 2X HUGIN	–	Norway	Illustration	Autonomous Underwater Vehicle	–	–	–	–	Contained in 20' container[18][19]

Intelligence Service

See also: Norwegian Intelligence Service

Class	In service	Origin	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Signal intelligence ships
–	1	Norway		ELINT collection vessel	FS Eger		1995	7,560 tonnes	Former FS Marjata III[20][21]
–	1	Romania  United States  Norway		ELINT collection vessel	FS Marjata IV		2016	21,040 tonnes	[22][23]

Coast Guard

See also: Norwegian Coast Guard

Outer Coast Guard

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
Patrol Vessels (8)
NoCGV Svalbard	1	Norway		Icebreaker / Offshore patrol vessel	KV Svalbard	W303	2001	6,375 tonnes	[25]
NoCGV Harstad	1	Norway		Offshore patrol vessel	KV Harstad	W318	2005	3,130 tonnes	[26]Rolls-Royce Marine AS design
Barentshav class	3	Norway		Offshore patrol vessel	KV Barentshav	W340	2009	4,000 tonnes	[27]
					KV Bergen	W341	2010
					KV Sortland	W342	2010
Jan Mayen class	3	Norway		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	Norway		Emergency towing vessels / Platform supply vessel	KV Bison [31]	W323	2020	6,250 tonnes	Second-hand ships built in 2012 - 2014.[32] Ships leased.
					KV Jarl [33]	W324	2020

Inner Coast Guard

[24]

Class	In service	Origin	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Patrol vessels (5)
Nornen class ST-610 design	5	Norway Poland		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

Future fleet

On order

Submarines

Class	Ordered	Origin	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Type 212CD class	4	Germany  Norway		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]
					–	–	–

Surface fleet

Class	Ordered	Origin	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Quick marine reaction (2)
CCM class Combatant Craft Medium class	2 (+ options)	United States		Multi-mission surface tactical mobility vessel	–	–	2025	29.8 tonnes	2 ordered in 2023, planned for 2025[38][39]
					–	–	2025

Planned orders

Surface fleet

Potential classes	Origin	Picture	Planned	Type	Comm. planned	Notes
Frigates (5)
Constellation class FREMM	Italy  United States	Illustration	5 (+1 option)	Anti-submarine frigate	–	To succeed to the Fridtjof Nansen.[40] Norway plans to select a ship sometime in 2025 after narrowing down the options to France, Germany, United Kingdom, and the United States.[41][42]
F126 class MKS 180 / Niedersachsen class	Netherlands  Germany	Illustration
FDI Defence and intervention frigate	France	Illustration
Type 26	United Kingdom	Illustration

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