The Norwegian K class submarines are a class of three submarines the Royal Norwegian Navy received from Germany in 1948 as Allied war spoils. They were built as the Type VIIC/41 U-boat from 1940 to 1945. The ships were named HNoMS Kya, HNoMS Kinn and HNoMS Kaura. Kaura was returned to Germany in 1971 as a museum ship. It is the only surviving Type VII in the world.