| Navy | The Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | B |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Horten Navy Yard (Horten, Norway) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 1 Aug 1922 |
| Commissioned | 1 Feb 1923 |
| End service | 1944 |
| History | Escaped to Great Britain after the invasion of Norway. |
Commands listed for HNoMS B-1
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Kaptain Christian Fredrik Thestrup Melsom, RNON | 17 Oct 1939 | 17 Nov 1940 |
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Notable events involving B-1 include:
14 Feb 1941
HMS H 28 (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. Upon completion of these exercises she proceeded to Rothesay together with the Norwegian submarine B 1. They were escorted by the corvette HMS Hydrangea (Lt. J.E. Woolfenden, RNR). (1)
6 Jun 1941
Around 1630A/6, HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Norfolk, RN) departed from Holy Loch for Blyth. Off Rothesay she was joined by HNoMS B 1. They were escorted by HrMs Z 5 (Lt. J.J. Steensma, RNN) which also joined coming from Rothesay. (2)
2 Jul 1941
Sub.Lt Einar Lauritsen served as 3rd Officer until 41-9-22 after completing his R.N. Submariners Officers Course (3)
9 Aug 1943
Lt. Einar Lauritsen served as C.O. until April 1944 (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/16714
- ADM 173/17066
- Personal communication
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.