HNoMS Thrudvang
HNoMS Thrudvang was a monitor built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1869. She was scrapped in 1918, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated. The slightly later Thor can be seen as an improvement of the Skorpionen class.
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| History | |
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| Name | Thrudvang |
| Namesake | Þrúðvangr – the realm of the Norse god Thor |
| Launched | 1869 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Skorpionen-class monitor |
| Displacement | 1,501 metric tons (1,477 long tons) |
| Length | 60.88 m (199 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 13.54 m (44 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power | 380 ihp (280 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft, 1 Vibrating lever steam engine, 4 cylindrical boilers |
| Speed | 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) |
| Range | 950 nautical miles (1,760 km; 1,090 mi) |
| Complement | 80–104 |
| Armament | 2 × 270 mm (10.6 in) Armstrong guns |
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Details
The crew of Thrudvang photographed on 13 June 1870, gathered around the central turret. Note ventilator on left side.
Thrudvang was armed with two heavy rifled muzzle-loaders in a revolving turret. She had five inches of iron armour on her deck, and her turret was protected by twelve inches of iron armour.
References
External links
- Naval History via Flix: KNM Skorpionen, retrieved 16 January 2006.
- Naval History via Flix: KNM Thrudvang, retrieved 16 January 2006
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