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 She was scrapped in 1918, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated.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.

Skorpionen
History
Norway
NameThrudvang
NamesakeÞrúðvangr the realm of the Norse god Thor
Launched1869
FateScrapped 1918
General characteristics
Class and typeSkorpionen-class monitor
Displacement1,501 metric tons (1,477 long tons)
Length60.88 m (199 ft 9 in)
Beam13.54 m (44 ft 5 in)
Draft3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power380 ihp (280 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 Vibrating lever steam engine, 4 cylindrical boilers
Speed6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph)
Range950 nautical miles (1,760 km; 1,090 mi)
Complement80–104
Armament2 × 270 mm (10.6 in) Armstrong guns
Armor

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.

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