Norwegian Coast Guard

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Military of Norway>Norwegian Defence

Components

Air Force
Luftforsvaret

Army
Hæren

Navy
Marinen
Coast Guard
Kystvakten

Home Guard
Heimevernet

Ranks
Norwegian military ranks

The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate vessels, many of which are purpose-built. All coast guard vessels have the prefix KV. Four of these vessels are capable of embarking one or more helicopters. Norway's exclusive economic zone, the Coast Guard's area of responsibility, is about 2.2 million square kilometers, the largest in Western Europe.

History

The Coast Guard was established 1 April 1977. However the functions of a coast guard had already been carried out by different organisations within the Royal Norwegian Navy. Of the earliest were groups of navy ships organized to prevent foreign ships from fishing in Norwegian territorial waters. The Coast Guard relieved the organisation named Det Regionale Sjømilitære Fiskerioppsyn.

Coast Guard units and vessels

Coast Guard Squadron North
* Svalbard
* Nordkapp class
** Andenes
** Nordkapp
** Senja

* Harstad
* Thorsteinson
* Sjøveien
* Nysleppen
* Barentshav
* Torsteinson
* Åhav
* Kongsøy
* Stålbas

Coast Guard Squadron South
* Ålesund
* Eigun
* Lafjord
* Titran
* Garsøy
* Agder
* Tromsø

Future Vessels
* 5 ST-610 patrol vessels ordered
* 1 new vessel to be named Barentshav ordered

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