List of Royal Norwegian Navy bases
A list of Royal Norwegian Navy bases both past and present.
Royal Norwegian Navy bases
Active
- Haakonsvern orlogsstasjon established 1962, the main base.
- Ramsund Naval Base is a Norwegian logistics base and holds a detachment of Norwegian Naval EOD Commandos and includes training facilities for the Norwegian Naval Special Operations Command.[1] While having no permanent troops stationed there, the US Navy rotates contractors and military personnel in order to maintain facilities and service US ships.[2]
- Trondenes Fort established 1943, main base for the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command.
- Sortland Naval Base, base for Coast Guard Squadron North of the Norwegian Coast Guard.
- KNM Harald Haarfagre at Madla, Royal Norwegian Navy (and Air Force) Basic Training Establishment.
- Karljohansvern former main base, minor units still present.
- Including Norske Løve Fortress
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.
- Bergenhus Fortress (ca. 1200–today)
- Including Sverresborg
- Vardøhus Fortress (1306–today)
Former bases
- Olavsvern (?–2009) auxiliary base.
- Fredriksvern (1677–2002), was the main base until 1864.
- Hysnes orlogsstasjon (?–2002)
- Marvika orlogsstasjon(?–2002)
- Ulsnes orlogsstasjon(?–2002)
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
References
- "Ramsund" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- McLeary, Paul (21 April 2021). "Norway, US Bolster Russian Sub Watching With New Bases". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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