Haakonsvern Naval Base

Royal Norwegian Navy's main base

Haakonsvern Naval Base

Haakonsvern orlogsstasjon

Mathopen, Bergen, Vestland, Norway

Coat of arms of the Royal Norwegian Navy Haakonsvern Naval Base

Site information
Owner| Kingdom of Norway
Operator| Royal Norwegian Navy
Location

Haakonsvern Naval Base

Location in Vestland

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Haakonsvern Naval Base

Location in Norway

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Coordinates| 60°20′17″N 5°13′22″E﻿ / ﻿60.33806°N 5.22278°E﻿ / 60.33806; 5.22278
Site history
In use| 7 June 1963-Present

Haakonsvern is the main base of the Royal Norwegian Navy and the largest naval base in the Nordic area. The base is located at Mathopen within Bergen municipality, about 15 km south-west of the city centre. Around 5,400 people work at the base as conscripts, officers or civilian staff.

The base was established in 1963 [1] when the main naval activities were moved from Horten in the Oslofjord to Bergen. It is the main base for most vessels within the Royal Norwegian Navy and frequently visited by allied vessels. Haakonsvern contains the Royal Norwegian Naval Training Establishment (KNM Tordenskjold) as well as repair and maintenance facilities, including an underground dock facility with the capacity to take frigates.

## References

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1. ^ "Haakonsvern | Bergen byleksikon".

## External links

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Media related to Haakonsvern Naval Base at Wikimedia Commons

* Haakonsvern official website (in English)

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Royal Norwegian Navy

Organization|

* Coast Guard
* Navy Fleet (Marinen)[i]
* Naval Academy
* Naval Recruit School
* Coastal Ranger Command
* Naval EOD Command
* Chief of the Navy
* Museum

Bases|

* Haakonsvern
* Madlamoen
* Ramsund
* Sortland
* Trondenes
* (Former: Fredriksvern
* Karljohansvern
* Olavsvern
* Oscarsborg)

Ships|

| Coast Guard|

* Barentshav class
* Jan Mayen class
* Nordkapp class
* Nornen class

* Bison
* Harstad
* Jarl
* Svalbard
* Ålesund

Navy Fleet|

* Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate
* Skjold-class corvette
* Ula-class submarine
* Type 212CD submarine

* Alta-class minesweeper
* Oksøy-class mine hunter
* Reine-class patrol vessel
* SB90N-class fast assault craft

* Maud
* Nordkapp
* Norge

Intelligence[ii]|

* Eger
* Marjata

History|

* Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
* Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
* Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk
* Norwegian Coastal Artillery
* Norwegian Coastal Home Guard

1. ^ In English, the Royal Norwegian Navy is the larger military branch that includes both the Coast Guard and the Navy Fleet. However, in Norwegian, the larger branch is called the Sea Defence, and the term Navy refers to the Navy Fleet.
2. ^ Unarmed intelligence vessels. The Norwegian Intelligence Service is not a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but they both answer to the Chief of Defence.

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