Vessels
Six submarines were delivered (1989–1992) to the RNoN. All of them have their home base at Haakonsvern in Bergen. The boats are all named after places in Norway, with the exception of the S305, Uredd, which directly translates to "Unafraid". The ship prefix for RNoN vessels is KNM (Kongelig Norsk Marine, Royal Norwegian Navy) in Norwegian, HNoMS (His Norwegian Majesty's Ship) in English.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)