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HNoMY ''Norge'' (in Norwegian, KS or K/S ''Norge'')〔The prefix HNoMY stands for ''His/Her Norwegian Majesty's Yacht'', whereas the Norwegian prefix KS (or K/S) stands for ''Kongeskipet'' (The King's Ship).〕 is the Royal Yacht of the King of Norway. One of only three remaining Royal Yachts in Europe,〔The other remaining Royal Yachts being the Royal House of Denmark's ''Dannebrog'' and the Netherlands ''De Groene Draeck''〕 the ship's name ''Norge'' is Norwegian Bokmål for Norway. The Royal Yacht ''Norge'' was the Norwegian people's gift to King Haakon VII in 1947. The yacht is owned by the King but maintained and manned by the Royal Norwegian Navy. ==History== When Prince Carl of Denmark, a naval officer, agreed to be elected to the vacant throne of Norway in 1905 (taking the royal name of Haakon), he was promised a royal yacht. Due to Norway's difficult economic situation after the dissolution of the union with Sweden, it never materialized. During the two world wars the economy and other conditions never made it possible to acquire a yacht. After World War II a nationwide appeal was made for funds to purchase a yacht for the respected and ageing king, who had become a truly national symbol through his steadfast resistance against Nazi Germany. Among the followers of the appeal were 300,000 of the country's school children. Eventually, interest centred on the British motor yacht ''Philante''〔The yacht's name ''Philante'' was a portmanteau of the names of the owner's wife and himself; ''Phil'', short for ''Phyllis'', "an", short for "and", ''t'' for ''Thomas'', and the end syllable "e".〕 built in 1937 by Camper and Nicholsons in Gosport, Hampshire for Sir Thomas Sopwith. One of the world's largest yachts of its time, the ship had been requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1939 and used for Atlantic duty as the convoy escort vessel HMS ''Philante'' during the war. In July 1947, the ship was bought by Norway in time for a model to be made and presented to the King at his 75th birthday.〔Steensen 1953, p. 268〕 After refitting was completed in 1948, King Haakon was finally able to take over his royal yacht, which was renamed ''Norge''. King Haakon used ''Norge'' extensively for travels in Norway and abroad. King Olav took over ''Norge'' after his father's death in 1957, and a 10-year plan was adopted to upgrade the hull and technical equipment. The King followed the traditions introduced by King Haakon, using ''Norge'' on both official and private occasions. On 7 March 1985, ''Norge'' was docked for repair at the shipyard in Horten. During welding operations on board a fire broke out and that lasted a whole day and destroyed most of the ship, though the hull and engines survived. King Olav decided the ship was to be rebuilt at Horten shipyard. A year later he was once again able to take over ''Norge'', with a higher standard of safety and better technical equipment than before the fire. When King Olav died in 1991, ''Norge'' was taken over by King Harald. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HNoMY Norge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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