List of Royal Norwegian Navy bases

A list of Royal Norwegian Navy bases both past and present.

Still active

• Haakonsvern orlogsstasjon established 1962, the main base.
• Ramsund base a logistics base.
• Trondenes fort established 1943, main base for the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command.
• Sortland coast guard base, base for Coast Guard Squadron North of the Norwegian Coast Guard.
• KNM Harald Haarfagre at Madla, Royal Norwegian Navy Basic Training Establishment.
• Olavsvern auxiliary base.
• 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

• 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......
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