NORGE (A-533) class

 1 NORGE-class MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARY (AG)

 Name     Pendant    Launched         Completed    Status

 NORGE    A-533      Feb. 17, 1937    June 1937    Active
   (ex-British PHILANTE, 4.12; M/V PHILANTE)

The ship was originally built as a yacht for the aviation pioneer T.O.M. Sopwith. She was requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1940, retaining its commercial name. She was sold to Norway in 1947 for use as the royal yacht.

NORGE a serious fire aboard on March 8,...