An item referred to the magazine Marine Rundschau dated May 1939 reporting that in Norway coastal defences were made in the outer fjords, at Ramsund, north Norway was a third naval district established, at Tromsö was an airfield and in some north Norwegian harbours were 15.000 tons of fuel oil and coal stored. The service was enlarged from 72 to 84 days and the number of sea militia increased from 440 tot 640 men. On the navy yard were the torpedo and mine workshops expanded.
