HNoMS Frithjof (1895)

HNoMS Frithjof was a 1. class gunboat (built for the Royal Norwegian Navy. Like the other Norwegian gunboats of her era, she carried a heavy armament on a diminutive hull. The vessel was built at the Naval Yard at Horten, and had yard number 76.

Frithjof in Kiel, 1900
Frithjof in Kiel, 1900
History
Norway
NameFrithjof
BuilderNavy Yard, Karljohansvern
Yard number76
Launched15 November 1895
Commissioned1895
Decommissioned1928
General characteristics
Class and type1. class gunboat
Displacement1,280 long tons (1,301 t) or 1,360 long tons (1,382 t) (sources disagree)
Length68.17 m (223 ft 8 in)
Beam9.98 m (32 ft 9 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
PropulsionReciprocating steam engine, 2,800 hp (2,088 kW), 2 shafts
Speed15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement154
Armament
  • 2 × 12 cm (5 in) guns
  • 4 × 76 mm (3 in) QF guns
  • 4 × 1-pounder 37 mm (1 in) automatic gun[1]
  • 1 × 46 cm (18 in) torpedo tube

Frithjof served with the Norwegian Navy as a gunboat and cadet training ship until stricken in 1928.

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