A layered Norwegian fleet for the interwar years

With a blank slate, how should Norway reshape its navy before World War II?

The proposal includes large destroyers, torpedo boats, reconnaissance aircraft, and new submarines, with widespread minelaying capacity and improved communications. Coastal-defence ships remain a point of disagreement.

Large destroyers and torpedo boats would form a substantial part of the proposed Norwegian fleet. Clarke would also buy coastal-defence ships despite Drach's preference against them, because their guns could force an attacker to commit a battleship to overcome them. Reconnaissance aircraft and a minelaying capacity on every vessel would support the fleet. Radio repeaters and extensive cabling would improve communications around the country. New submarines would follow the type Britain was building for Estonia.