The base is located at Mathopen within 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 [1] when the main naval activities were moved from Horten in the Oslofjord to Bergen.

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