HNoMS Frøya
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 Frøya as built. |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 1916 |
| Commissioned: | July 1 1918 |
| Fate: | Scuttled April 13 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 870 or 595 tons (sources disagree) |
| Dimensions: | 75.3 m x 8.2 m x 2.8 m |
| Armament: | As built: 4 x 10 cm (4 inch) guns 2 x 46 cm torpedo tubes Mines Added later: 1 x 76 mm (3 inch) gun |
| Propulsion: | 7000 hp ( Kw), 21.8 knop ( km/h, mph) |
| Crew: | 78 |
The minelayer HNoMS Frøya was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy by the Naval yard in Horten during World War I. A fast ship for her time, she was kept in service until the German invasion in 1940. At some point between her commission and 1940, a 76 mm gun was added to her armaments.
At the time the Germans invaded Frøya was underway from Finnmark to the Oslofjord, and on April 8 she anchored near the mouth of Trondheimsfjord. When news came of the German assault, she was moved close to Agdenes fortress for protection. Trapped in the fjord, she was scuttled by her crew on April 13. Believing her still to be salvageable, she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-34 to prevent the Norwegian Navy to regain the ship.
After she was scuttled, it was still possible to explore the wreck. Even today enough remains to be an interesting wreck to dive on.
Frøya was built number 108 at Horten Naval yard. Her name is a reference to Frøya, the Norse goddess of fertility.
[edit] References
- Naval history via FLIX: KNM Froya, retrieved 14 March 2006
- Ships of the Norwegian navy, retrieved 14 March 2006
- (Norwegian)Byggenummer ved Horten verft, retrieved 14 March 2006
- (Norwegian)Sjøforsvaret dag for dag, Juli, retrieved 14 March 2006
[edit] External links
- (Norwegian)The story of two young boys exploring the wreck shortly after scuttling, with some amazing photos
- (Norwegian)Phots from a recent dive on the wreck
- Drawing of Frøya
| Norwegian minelayers |
| Glommen class: Glommen, Laugen |
| Frøya |
| Olav Tryggvason |
| Vale (N53) |
| Gor class: Brage, Gor, Uller, Tyr Formerly US Navy Auk class |
Minelayers of the Royal Norwegian Navy |
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