T.O.M. Sopwith's new luxury yacht "Philante" leaving Southampton for her trials.

History
United Kingdom
Name: MY Philante
Owner: T O M Sopwith
Ordered: 1936
Builder: Camper and Nicholsons, Gosport
Launched: 11 February 1937
Fate: sold to the Admiralty, September 1939

United Kingdom
Name: HMS Philante
Acquired: 21 September 1939
Honours and awards: Battle of the Atlantic
Fate: sold 1946

Norway (Royal yacht)
Name: Norge
Namesake: Norway
Cost: 1,500,000 NOK (1947)
Acquired: July 1947
Commissioned: 17 May 1948
Identification:
MMSI number: 257001000
Callsign: LAMA
Status: in active service

General characteristics
Tonnage: 1,628 t
Length: 80.6 m (264 ft 5 in)
Beam: 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draught: 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:
2 × Bergen Diesel 1,760 hp (1,312 kW) (installed 1982)
2 shafts
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range: 6,500 nmi (12,000 km)
Complement: 54 (18 officers, 36 privates) during the season; 20 during winter
Armament: Small arms