The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway., 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.
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ula class Type 210 | 6 |  Germany  Norway | Attack submarine | S300 | 1988 | 1,150 tonnes (submerged) 1,040 tonnes (surfaced) | [1] [2] [3] | ||
| S301 | 1991 | ||||||||
| S302 | 1991 | ||||||||
| S303 | 1990 | ||||||||
| S304 | 1991 | ||||||||
| S305 | 1990 |
Fleet in service
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigates (4) | |||||||||
| Álvaro de Bazán class (F-100) derivative | 4 |  Spain | ASW frigate | 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] | ||
| F311 | 2007 | ||||||||
| F312 | 2008 | ||||||||
| F314 | 2011 | ||||||||
| Corvettes (6) | |||||||||
| 6 | Norway | Coastal corvette | P960 | 1999 | 274 tonnes | ||||
| P961 | 2010 | ||||||||
| P962 | 2010 | ||||||||
| P963 | 2011 | ||||||||
| HNoMS Glimt | P964 | 2012 | |||||||
| HNoMS Gnist | P965 | 2012 | |||||||
| Quick marine reaction (18) | |||||||||
| 6 |  Sweden | Fast assault craft | KNM Hellen | L4512 | 1996 [6] | 13 tonnes (empty)20 tonnes (full load) | 20 purchased, 6 left in service.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 serieInterceptor 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) | |||||||||
| 1 | Norway | Mine countermeasure command vessel(ex OPV) | HNoMS Nordkapp | A531 | 2022(1982) | 3,320 tonnes | Ex W320 transferred to the Navy[13] | ||
| 2 | Norway | Minehunter | HNoMS Måløy | M342 | 1995 | 375 tonnes | [14] | ||
| M343 | 1995 | ||||||||
| 2 | Norway | Minesweeper | M351 | 1996 | 375 tonnes | ||||
| HNoMS Rauma | M352 | 1996 | |||||||
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics ships (3) | ||||||||||
| AEGIR class | 1 | Auxiliary Oil Replenishment | HNoMS Maud | A530 | 2019 | 27,500 tonnes | [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 . | ||
| HNoMS Magnus Lagabøte | A537(P381) | 2018(2011) |
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| Yacht (1) | ||||||||||
| – | 1 |  United Kingdom | Royal yacht | HNoMY Norge | A553 | 1948 | 1,628 tonnes | Ex W320 transferred to the Navy | ||
| Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (–) | ||||||||||
| Kongsberg 2X HUGIN | – | Norway | Illustration | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle | – | – | – | – | Contained in 20' container[18] [19] | |
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
| ELINT collection vessel | FS Marjata IV | 2016 | 21,040 tonnes | [22] [23] | ||
See also: Norwegian 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]
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol Vessels (8) | |||||||||
| Svalbard class | 1 | Norway | Icebreaker / Offshore patrol vessel | KV Svalbard | W303 | 2001 | 6,375 tonnes | [25] | |
| Type UT 512 class | 1 | Norway | Icebreaker / Offshore patrol vessel | KV Harstad | W318 | 2005 | 3,130 tonnes | [26] Rolls-Royce Marine AS design | |
| 3 | Norway | Offshore patrol vessel | KV Barentshav | W340 | 2009 | 4,000 tonnes | [27] | ||
| KV Bergen | W341 | 2010 | |||||||
| KV Sortland | W342 | 2010 | |||||||
| 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 CDBergen 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 | |||||||
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol vessels (5) | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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] | |||||
| – | – | – |
| Class | Ordered | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. planned | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick marine reaction (2) | |||||||||
| CCM classCombatant Craft Medium class | 2+ option | United States | Multi-mission surface tactical mobility vessel | – | – | 2025 | 29.8 tonnes | 2 ordered in 2023, planned for 2025[38] [39] | |
| – | – | 2025 | |||||||
| Potential classes | Origin | Picture | Planned | Type | Comm. planned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigates (5) | ||||||
| ASWFAnti-Submarine Warfare Frigate |  Netherlands | Illustration | 5 | Anti-submarine frigate | – | To succeed to the .[40] |
FREMM EVO |  Italy | Illustration | ||||
FREMM | Illustration | |||||
"" | Spain | Illustration | ||||
| F126 classMKS 180 / Niedersachsen class | Netherlands
| Illustration | ||||
| FDIDefence and intervention frigate |  France | Illustration | ||||
| Type 26 | United Kingdom | Illustration | ||||