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Royal Norwegian Navy

Royal Norwegian Navy
Logo of "Sjøforsvaret"
Military unit
Unit nameRoyal Norwegian Navy
Sjøforsvaret
Founded1814 (1509)
CountryNorway
Size3,700 personnel (as of 2008)
Part ofMilitary of Norway
EngagementsSwedish 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)
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
Gunboat War (1807-14)
First Schleswig War (1848-51)
World War II (1940-45)
Cold War (1945-90)
War on terror (2001- )
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Peter Tordenskjold
Cort Adeler
Niels Juel
Lauritz Galtung
Kristoffer Throndsen
Henrik Bjelke

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The Royal Norwegian Navy (often abbreviated as RNoN) is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 if mobilized, and 32,000 if fully mobilized) and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels. The navy also includes the Coast Guard.

In Norwegian, the Royal Norwegian Navy vessels are 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". Coast Guard vessels are given the prefix "KV" for KystVakt (Coast Guard) in Norwegian and "NoCGV" for Norwegian Coast Guard Vessel in English.

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The Royal Norwegian Navy Oslo-class frigate KNM Stavanger sink after being hit by a single DM2A3 torpedo from the Ula-class submarine KNM Utsira(S301) during the biggest naval fire exercise in Norway post world war two.
1.22 min. | 4.68 user rating		 World War II SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT WORLD WAR II VIDEOS Videos Running Time: 01:32:00 in 10 Parts Battlefield: "The Battle of Scandinavia" This episode of Battlefield chronicles the Russo-Finish War(1939-1940) and the German invasion of Norway(1940). Almost immediately after invading Poland, Stalin began placing territorial demands on the Finish government. The Soviet Union demanded a 25 miles of land North of Leningrad and demanded a 30 year lease of the Hanko Peninsula area for a new Soviet naval base. Soviet leaders considered these as more than reasonable. The Finish government rejected the terms and began mobilizing. After an alleged shelling of a border town the Soviet Union invaded Finland on November 30th, 1939. The USSR forces consisted of 23 divisions amounting to 450000 men. The Finish defense consisted of 8 divisions amounting to 180000 men. The main finish defense line (Mannerheim Line) was located 25 miles North of Leningrad. The Finns relied on hit and run tactics in freezing conditions. The Finnish assault troops could outmaneuver the Soviets with ski troops. Much food and ammunition was captured to maintain the Finnish forces. Fortunately, the Finns used the same rifle ammo as the USSR. A crude but highly effective gasoline bomb, developed in the Spanish Civil War, was deployed and destroyed up to 2000 Soviet tanks. Later known as the Molotov Cocktail this simple weapon was used throughout World War II. Sniper warfare became a serious tactic during the <b>...</b>
10.00 min. | 4.92 user rating		 www.bermuda4u.com The Royal Naval Dockyard was built in the early 19th century as a base for the British Navy. It is now a major tourist area with many attractions, shops, bars, and restaurants. It is also one of the major ports of call for cruise ships visiting Bermuda. Cruise ships dock at either Heritage Wharf or Kings Wharf, adjacent to each other and just a short walk to the attractions. The video shows: NCL Norwegian Dawn cruise ship (0:08), Heritage Wharf (0:16), Bone Fish Bar & Grill (0:28), telephone boxes (0:40), Bermuda Train Company tour of Royal Naval Dockyard (0:49), Dockyard Ferry Terminal (0:53), Visitor Information Centre (1:15), Oleander Cycles (1:53), Bermuda Snorkel Park (2:05), entrance to the Bermuda Maritime Museum (2:24), Frog & Onion Pub (2:27), Dockyard Glassworks (3:00), Segway Tours (3:12), and Clocktower Mall (3:22).
3.62 min. | 4.90 user rating		 videos of the Royal Norwegian Navy,mostly the Fridtjof Nansen class frigate
3.92 min. | 4.60 user rating		 World War II SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT WORLD WAR II VIDEOS Videos Running Time: 01:32:00 in 10 Parts Battlefield: "The Battle of Scandinavia" This episode of Battlefield chronicles the Russo-Finish War(1939-1940) and the German invasion of Norway(1940). Almost immediately after invading Poland, Stalin began placing territorial demands on the Finish government. The Soviet Union demanded a 25 miles of land North of Leningrad and demanded a 30 year lease of the Hanko Peninsula area for a new Soviet naval base. Soviet leaders considered these as more than reasonable. The Finish government rejected the terms and began mobilizing. After an alleged shelling of a border town the Soviet Union invaded Finland on November 30th, 1939. The USSR forces consisted of 23 divisions amounting to 450000 men. The Finish defense consisted of 8 divisions amounting to 180000 men. The main finish defense line (Mannerheim Line) was located 25 miles North of Leningrad. The Finns relied on hit and run tactics in freezing conditions. The Finnish assault troops could outmaneuver the Soviets with ski troops. Much food and ammunition was captured to maintain the Finnish forces. Fortunately, the Finns used the same rifle ammo as the USSR. A crude but highly effective gasoline bomb, developed in the Spanish Civil War, was deployed and destroyed up to 2000 Soviet tanks. Later known as the Molotov Cocktail this simple weapon was used throughout World War II. Sniper warfare became a serious tactic during the <b>...</b>
10.00 min. | 4.95 user rating
The Northrop N-3PB was a sleek single engine low wing float plane with a crew of three. The Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service was the only customer of the type. Norway was in need of a replacement for the Naval Air Service's MF-11 biplane patrol aircraft and ordered 24 aircraft on 12 March 1940. The Northrop N-3PB was the first aircraft designed by the newly formed Northrop Aircraft, Inc. that was actually produced by that company. The three-place, single-engine, cantilevered low-wing monoplane patrol bomber had two floats attached by full cantilever pedestals to the left and right wings. Within the short span of eight months following the order, the first production aircraft rolled off the Northrop assembly line. The first flight test took place on 1 November 1940 at Lake Elsinore, California. The Northrop N-3PB was soon identified as the world's fastest military sea plane (at that time). In May of 1941 eighteen N-3PBs arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland. Twelve of these aircraft were immediately assigned to Norwegian 330 Squadron (based in Iceland). During the war, one of the N-3PBs (No. 320 -"U") was lost on a ferry flight while crash-landing on a frozen river in Iceland. In the spring of 1943, the squadron moved to Scotland. Here they were re-equipped with the Short Sunderland flyingboats. During April and May of 1943, a number of N-3PBs were transferred from Akurairy and Budareiry to Reykjavik to be scrapped. On April 21, 1943, N-3PB No. 320 -"U", took off from Budareiry to <b>...</b>
7.88 min. | 4.90 user rating		 World War II SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT WORLD WAR II VIDEOS Videos Running Time: 01:32:00 in 10 Parts Battlefield: "The Battle of Scandinavia" This episode of Battlefield chronicles the Russo-Finish War(1939-1940) and the German invasion of Norway(1940). Almost immediately after invading Poland, Stalin began placing territorial demands on the Finish government. The Soviet Union demanded a 25 miles of land North of Leningrad and demanded a 30 year lease of the Hanko Peninsula area for a new Soviet naval base. Soviet leaders considered these as more than reasonable. The Finish government rejected the terms and began mobilizing. After an alleged shelling of a border town the Soviet Union invaded Finland on November 30th, 1939. The USSR forces consisted of 23 divisions amounting to 450000 men. The Finish defense consisted of 8 divisions amounting to 180000 men. The main finish defense line (Mannerheim Line) was located 25 miles North of Leningrad. The Finns relied on hit and run tactics in freezing conditions. The Finnish assault troops could outmaneuver the Soviets with ski troops. Much food and ammunition was captured to maintain the Finnish forces. Fortunately, the Finns used the same rifle ammo as the USSR. A crude but highly effective gasoline bomb, developed in the Spanish Civil War, was deployed and destroyed up to 2000 Soviet tanks. Later known as the Molotov Cocktail this simple weapon was used throughout World War II. Sniper warfare became a serious tactic during the <b>...</b>
10.00 min. | 5.0 user rating		 World War II SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT WORLD WAR II VIDEOS Videos Running Time: 01:32:00 in 10 Parts Battlefield: "The Battle of Scandinavia" This episode of Battlefield chronicles the Russo-Finish War(1939-1940) and the German invasion of Norway(1940). Almost immediately after invading Poland, Stalin began placing territorial demands on the Finish government. The Soviet Union demanded a 25 miles of land North of Leningrad and demanded a 30 year lease of the Hanko Peninsula area for a new Soviet naval base. Soviet leaders considered these as more than reasonable. The Finish government rejected the terms and began mobilizing. After an alleged shelling of a border town the Soviet Union invaded Finland on November 30th, 1939. The USSR forces consisted of 23 divisions amounting to 450000 men. The Finish defense consisted of 8 divisions amounting to 180000 men. The main finish defense line (Mannerheim Line) was located 25 miles North of Leningrad. The Finns relied on hit and run tactics in freezing conditions. The Finnish assault troops could outmaneuver the Soviets with ski troops. Much food and ammunition was captured to maintain the Finnish forces. Fortunately, the Finns used the same rifle ammo as the USSR. A crude but highly effective gasoline bomb, developed in the Spanish Civil War, was deployed and destroyed up to 2000 Soviet tanks. Later known as the Molotov Cocktail this simple weapon was used throughout World War II. Sniper warfare became a serious tactic during the <b>...</b>
10.00 min. | 4.98 user rating		 The Scandinavian Nations should form a military alliance! The pictures in this video are from the Royal Norwegian and Royal Swedish navy and air force, also some clips from the Norwegian Elite troops. Sorry Danish but I could not fine any good films from your forces.
10.00 min. | 4.75 user rating		 The Royal Norwegian Navy`s 22nd FPB Squadron fires Penguin Mk2Mod7(AGM-119) anti-ship missiles from their Hauk-class MTB`s, the targetship is the decommissioned navy diving-ship KNM Draug. www.22mtb.com
0.57 min. | 4.67 user rating

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