Royal Norwegian Navy
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The Royal Norwegian Navy provides the coastal defense of Norway. As of 2002, the Navy consisted of approximately 8000 personnel and 40 vessels, consisting of 4 frigates, 6 submarines, 14 missile torpedo vessels, 1 minelayer, 8 minesweepers, 1 mine detection vessel, 3 landing craft, 1 support vessel, 2 training vessels. The Navy also oversees the Coast Guard, comprising 10 vessels and land-based coastal defenses containing artillery, torpedo and missile batteries.

Ships of the Navy (both past and present):

• HNoMS Alta - minesweeper
• HNoMS Bergen - frigate
• HNoMS Glomma - minesweeper
• HNoMS Hessa - submarine chaser
• HNoMS Hitra - submarine chaser
• HNoMS Horten
• HNoMS Kaura, ex U-995 - submarine
• HNoMS Kinn, ex U-1202 - submarine
• HNoMS Kobben - submarine
• HNoMS Kvina - minesweeper
• HNoMS Kya, ex U-926 - submarine
• HNoMS Narvik - frigate
• HNoMS Ogna - minesweeper
• HNoMS Sauda - minesweeper
• HNoMS Sira - minesweeper
• HNoMS Skjold - fast patrol craft
• HNoMS Skrei
• HNoMS Tana - minesweeper
• HNoMS Tyr - minesweeper, discovered wreck of U-735 in 1999
• HNoMS Tista - minesweeper
• HNoMS Trondheim - frigate
• HNoMS Utla - minesweeper
• HNoMS Vigra - submarine chaser
• HNoMS Vosso - minesweeper

(note: HNoMS for His Norwegian Majesty's Ship is usually used in English, while KNM, which denounces Kongelige Norske Marine, is the correct term in Norwegian.)

Ships of the Coast Guard:

• KV Eldjam
• KV Nordkapp
• KV Svalbard

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