Royal Norwegian Navy

Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy
Sjøforsvaret
	Coat of arms
Founded	955, 1509 (not official); April 12, 1814
Country	Norway
Allegiance	Kingdom of Norway
Branch	Navy
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	4,009 personnel as of 2020
Part of	Norwegian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Haakonsvern
Engagements	Civil War - King Sverre (1197); Scottish–Norwegian War (1262-1266); Swedish War of Liberation (1510–23); Count's Feud (1534–36); Nordic Seven Years' War (1563–70); Kalmar War (1611–13); Torstenson War (1643–45); Second Nordic War (1657–60); Scanian War (1675–79); Great Nordic War (1700 & 1709–20); Action of 16 May 1797; Battle of Copenhagen (1801); Battle of Copenhagen (1807); Gunboat War (1807–14); First Schleswig War (1848–51); World War II (1940–45); Cold War (1945–92); War on terror (2001– )
Commanders
Commander in Chief	King Harald V
Chief of the Navy	Rear Admiral Rune Andersen
Notable; commanders	Peter Tordenskjold; Cort Adeler; Niels Juel; Lauritz Galtung; Kristoffer Throndsen; Henrik Bjelke; Niels Larsen Bruun; Thore Horve; Leif Larsen
Insignia
Pennant and Naval Jack	; ;
Naval Ensign

The Royal Norwegian Navy (Norwegian: Sjøforsvaret, lit. 'Sea defence') is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway, including those of the Norwegian Coast Guard. As of 2008^[update], the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 32,000 when fully mobilized) and 70 vessels, including 4 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels.

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 the prefix HNoMS, meaning "His/Her Norwegian Majesty's Ship".^[a] 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".^[4]

^ "Personell I 2020 utgjorde Forsvarets totale styrkestruktur nærmere 70000 mennesker" (in Norwegian). forsvaret. 2021-04-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
^ Helle, 1995, p. 196.
^ "The Navy – Mil.no". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ Nugent, Bob. "Royal Norwegian Navy and Maritime Forces Overview" (PDF). AMI International. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

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[1] "Personell I 2020 utgjorde Forsvarets totale styrkestruktur nærmere 70000 mennesker" (in Norwegian). forsvaret. 2021-04-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

[2] Helle, 1995, p. 196.

[3] "The Navy – Mil.no". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[5] Nugent, Bob. "Royal Norwegian Navy and Maritime Forces Overview" (PDF). AMI International. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

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Royal Norwegian Navy
Sjøforsvaret
Coat of arms
Founded	955, 1509 (not official) April 12, 1814; 210 years ago (1814-04-12)
Country	Norway
Allegiance	Kingdom of Norway
Branch	Navy
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	4,009 personnel as of 2020^[1]
Part of	Norwegian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Haakonsvern
Engagements	Civil War - King Sverre (1197) Scottish–Norwegian War (1262-1266)^[2] Swedish War of Liberation (1510–23) Count's Feud (1534–36) Nordic Seven Years' War (1563–70) Kalmar War (1611–13) Torstenson War (1643–45) Second Nordic War (1657–60) Scanian War (1675–79) Great Nordic War (1700 & 1709–20) Action of 16 May 1797 Battle of Copenhagen (1801) Battle of Copenhagen (1807) Gunboat War (1807–14) First Schleswig War (1848–51) World War II (1940–45) Cold War (1945–92) War on terror (2001– )
Commanders
Commander in Chief	King Harald V
Chief of the Navy	Rear Admiral Rune Andersen^[3]
Notable commanders	Peter Tordenskjold Cort Adeler Niels Juel Lauritz Galtung Kristoffer Throndsen Henrik Bjelke Niels Larsen Bruun Thore Horve Leif Larsen
Insignia
Pennant and Naval Jack
Naval Ensign