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{{Short description|Royal Norwegian Navy's main base}}
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}}'''Haakonsvern''' is the main base of the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] and the largest naval base in the [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] area. The base is located at [[Mathopen]] within [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]] municipality, about 15 km south-west of the city centre. Around 5,400 people work at the base as conscripts, officers or civilian staff.

The base was established in 1963 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bergenbyarkiv.no/bergenbyleksikon/arkiv/1427158 | title=Haakonsvern &#124; Bergen byleksikon }}</ref> when the main naval activities were moved from [[Horten]] in the [[Oslofjord]] to Bergen. It is the main base for most vessels within the Royal Norwegian Navy and frequently visited by [[NATO|allied vessels]]. Haakonsvern contains the Royal Norwegian Naval Training Establishment ([[KNM Tordenskjold]]) as well as repair and maintenance facilities, including an underground dock facility with the capacity to take frigates. 

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== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Haakonsvern Naval Base}}
* {{Official website|https://forsvaret.no/en/organisation/navy|Haakonsvern official website}} {{in lang|en}} 

{{Royal Norwegian Navy}}

[[Category:Royal Norwegian Navy bases]]
[[Category:Military installations in Bergen]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Norway]]


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