On Monday, the port of Grøtsund north of Tromsø, Northern Norway, was visited by an American submarine. The Norwegian Joint Headquarters confirmed that the submarine belongs to the US Navy, but does not state its name or which class it belongs to, writes NRK.
On Monday morning, one could sense such a visit by following the sea chart Marine Traffic as three Norwegian military vessels sailed in Grøtsund and the surrounding area. These were the corvette KNM Oddane, a MOB boat, and a RIB boat. Tugboats were also in the area.
This is the tenth reported US submarine call at Grøtsund, which was made a port of call for allied nuclear-powered vessels in Norway in 2020 (see overview below). Here they can get new supplies, change crews, and carry out other administrative tasks.
In April, the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority said to High North News that a doubling of the number of allied submarines in Norway is expected – respectively to the Port of Grøtsund and Haakonsvern in Bergen. (Norwegian only). […]
The Los Angeles class consists of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines and form the backbone of the American submarine forces, according to the US Navy. Of around 40 in operation, 30 are equipped with twelve Vertical Launch System tubes for firing Tomahawk cruise missiles. They are also equipped with torpedoes or anti-ship missiles. Läs artikel