The B-class submarines were a class of six vessels of the US
L class built on licence at
Karljohansvern
Karjohansvern (''Karljohansvern Orlogsstasjon, KJV'') at Horten was the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1850 to 1963.
Background
In 1818, it was decided to establish a naval base in Horten. It was first called ''Hortens verft'', an ...
naval shipyard in
Horten,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
from 1922 to 1929 and deployed by the
Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, ...
.
Boats
* (1922–1946) Escaped to the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
8 June 1940.
* (1923–1940) Captured by the Germans at
Fiskå on 11 April.
* (1923–1940) Scuttled in
Alsvåg
Alsvåg is a village in the municipality of Øksnes in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the western bank of the Gavlfjorden on the island of Langøya and about east of the municipal centre of Myre. Alsvåg Church is located in this ...
,
Vesterålen
Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the archipe ...
10 June 1940 by its own crew to prevent capture by the Germans. Ordered to escape to the UK, but prevented by battery explosion.
* (1923–1940) Captured by the Germans at
Filtvet on 10 April.
* (1929–1940) Captured by the Germans at Fiskå on 11 April.
* (1929–1940) Surrendered to German troops on 18 May under threat of bombing of the port of
Florø
is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Kinn, Vestland, Norway. The town was founded by royal decree in 1860 as a ladested on the island of Florelandet, located between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden. Florø is N ...
.
See also
*
List of ship classes of the Second World War
References
Bibliography
*
Submarine classes
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