List of Royal Norwegian Navy bases explained
A list of Royal Norwegian Navy bases both past and present.
Active
Ceremonial commands
Places where the Navy has the formal command and maintains a commandantship, but where the military activity beyond administration and ceremony is very low.
Former bases
Coastal artillery forts and fortresses
Coastal artillery was part of the Navy organisation from 1934 until it was disbanded in 2002.
- Agdenes Fortress 1898 -
- Brettingen Fort
- Hysnes Fort
- Hambara Fort
- Bolærne Fort (1916–2005) Located outside Tønsberg, outer oslofjord. Disbanded.
- Breiviknes Fort Disbanded
- Fjell Fortress (1942–2004), disbanded 1999, sold 2004.
- Grøtsund Fort Disbanded.
- Herdla Fort (1940–2001) Disbanded, now a museum.
- Korsnes Fort Disbanded, and demolished
- Krossodden Fort
- Kråkvåg Fort Disbanded and demolished
- Kvalvik Fort
- Malangen Fort Disbanded and demolished
- Meløyvær Fortress Disbanded, now a museum.
- Nes Fort (?–2001) Disbanded and demolished
- Nesje Fort (1940–2004), in the Sognefjord, the fort was handed over to the Norwegian Home Guard in 1958 and was operated by that organisation until 2004.
- Oddane Fort - maintained as a possible future museum.
- Odderøya Fort (1667–1999), at Odderøya near Kristiansand.
- Oscarsborg Fortress (1643–2003)
- Rauøy Fort Disbanded and partly demolished. Now a training ground for Norwegian special forces.
- Rødbergodden Fort
- Skjellanger Fort Disbanded
- Vigdel Fort, near Stavanger
- Visterøy Fort Disbanded
- Årøybukt Fort Disbanded
Notes and References
- Web site: Ramsund . Norwegian Armed Forces . 15 January 2021 . 8 October 2022 . Norwegian.
- News: Norway, US Bolster Russian Sub Watching With New Bases . McLeary. Paul . . 21 April 2021 . 8 February 2023.