Prologue
Welcome to my first try at a timeline! This timeline is planned to cover the interwar Royal Norwegian Navy, possibly spanning the Second World War as well. There will be some slight changes in Norwegian elections, but they will be minor. This won’t be a complete Norway wank, however it will benefit from the events in this TL. Feedback is welcome, and I will try and update about twice a week.
CV(N)-6
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Prologue
Oslo, Norway, September 1921
The depression had hit Norway and the rest of Scandinavia hard. Prime Minister Otto Blehr and the rest of the government were under pressure to do something to help their people. Options were debated endlessly. In the end, it was decided that funding for the military, already proportionally lower than many other nations, would be cut down, and the savings used to help relieve the depression. When informed, the top brass in the Royal Norwegian Navy were dismayed, but with no choice, they began to discuss options to keep as much of the fleet in commission as possible. The eventual plan was:
Place the Coast Defense Ships Harald Haarfagre and Tordenskjold in reserve
Cancel all Trygg class Torpedo Boats except for the lead ship
Scrap the old destroyer Valkirjen
Scrap all Torpedo Boats but the 4 Laks, 3 Storm, 3 Teist, 3 Grib, 2 Orn, and 2 Hauk classes-of 40 torpedo boats in commission, 23 are scrapped.
Scrap Submarine Kobben to partially pay for a B-class unit
Cancel all B-Class Submarines except for the first two units
Scrap the 1880’s vintage gunboats serving as minelayers
Scrap the ancient cruisers Viking and Frithjof
The fleet would consist of:
2 Coast Defense Ships Eidsvold and Norge
2 Tordenskjold class laid up
3 Draug class Destroyers
1 Trygg class Torpedo Boat
17 old Torpedo Boats
2 B-class Submarines
3 A-class Submarines
1 Minelayer Froya
2 Minelayers Glommen class
Ships would also receive refits less often. Top Naval officers were now extremely concerned about Norway’s capability to defend itself.
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For Reference: Norwegian Navy 1920
CV(N)-6
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Prologue
Oslo, Norway, September 1921
The depression had hit Norway and the rest of Scandinavia hard. Prime Minister Otto Blehr and the rest of the government were under pressure to do something to help their people. Options were debated endlessly. In the end, it was decided that funding for the military, already proportionally lower than many other nations, would be cut down, and the savings used to help relieve the depression. When informed, the top brass in the Royal Norwegian Navy were dismayed, but with no choice, they began to discuss options to keep as much of the fleet in commission as possible. The eventual plan was:
Place the Coast Defense Ships Harald Haarfagre and Tordenskjold in reserve
Cancel all Trygg class Torpedo Boats except for the lead ship
Scrap the old destroyer Valkirjen
Scrap all Torpedo Boats but the 4 Laks, 3 Storm, 3 Teist, 3 Grib, 2 Orn, and 2 Hauk classes-of 40 torpedo boats in commission, 23 are scrapped.
Scrap Submarine Kobben to partially pay for a B-class unit
Cancel all B-Class Submarines except for the first two units
Scrap the 1880’s vintage gunboats serving as minelayers
Scrap the ancient cruisers Viking and Frithjof
The fleet would consist of:
2 Coast Defense Ships Eidsvold and Norge
2 Tordenskjold class laid up
3 Draug class Destroyers
1 Trygg class Torpedo Boat
17 old Torpedo Boats
2 B-class Submarines
3 A-class Submarines
1 Minelayer Froya
2 Minelayers Glommen class
Ships would also receive refits less often. Top Naval officers were now extremely concerned about Norway’s capability to defend itself.
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For Reference: Norwegian Navy 1920