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 Naval Base a logistics base.
• 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, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Breiviknes Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Fjell Fortress (1942–2004), disbanded 1999, sold 2004.
• Grøtsund Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Herdla Fort (1940–2001) Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Korsnes Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Krossodden Fort
• Kråkvåg Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Kvalvik Fort
• Malangen Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Meløyvær Fortress Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Nes Fort (?-2001) Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• 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
• Odderøya Fort (1667-1999), at Odderøya near Kristiansand.
• Oscarsborg Fortress (1643-2003)
• Rauøy Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Rødbergodden Fort
• Skjellanger Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Vigdel Fort, near Stavanger
• Visterøy Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.
• Årøybukt Fort Disbanded, but still maintained for possible future use.