Battle of Alvøen

The Battle of Alvøen was fought on 16 May 1808 between the British frigate HMS Tartar and five Norwegian gunboats off Bergen as part of the Gunboat War. Beginning in 1807, the Royal Navy had implemented a blockade of the Norwegian coast, leading to major sociopolitical turmoil in Norway since it was dependent on imports of foodstuffs from Denmark. Having lost most of their fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, the Danish were unable to afford the time or money to rebuild their blue-water navy of ships of the line and frigates and so had been forced to construct gunboats for coastal defence duties.

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1808  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Norway, 

Königsberg, 

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1808 Battle of Alvøen

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1181 Battle of Nordnes

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1194 Battle of Florvåg

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1665 Battle of Vågen

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1940 Unknown

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1944 bombing of Laksevåg

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1181	Battle of Nordnes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1194	Battle of Florvåg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1665	Battle of Vågen	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Battle of Alvøen	Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Unknown	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	bombing of Laksevåg	bombardment, attack	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Königsberg	light cruiser, Königsberg-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-1057	Type VII submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-92	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1855	Bergen Mekaniske Verksted	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1891	Mjellem & Karlsen Verft	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1814	Royal Norwegian Navy	navy, military branch	Wikidata
organisation	military unit		1. Korvettskvadron	squadron	Wikidata
organisation	military unit	1950	Norwegian Naval Fleet	naval fleet	Wikidata
site	bunker	1941	U-Boot-Bunker Bruno	headquarters, Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, cultural property, workshop, submarine base, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1514	Bergenhus Fortress	military museum, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung Bergen	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fjell Fortress	cultural property, fort, museum	Wikidata
site	fort		Fredriksberg Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1895	Kvarven Fort	cultural property, Norwegian Armed Forces, fort, Nazi Germany	Wikidata
site	fort	1940	Tellevik Fort	Norwegian Armed Forces, fort, Wehrmacht	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Bergenhus Fortress Museum	military museum	Wikidata