HNoMS Glommen (1916-1950)
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 1916 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Fate: | Scuttled in 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 351 tons |
| Dimensions: | 42 m x 8.5 m x 2.3 m |
| Armament: | 2x 76 mm (3 inch) guns 120 mines |
| Propulsion: | 340 hp (Kw), 9.9 knop (km/h, mph) |
| Crew: | 35 or 39 (sources disagree) |
The minelayer HNoMS Glommen was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I, as the lead ship of a two ship class. Her sistership was Laugen.
A rather small vessel, she and her sistership were kept in service until the German invasion in 1940. Glommen surrendered to the Germans on 14 April 1940, and was rebuilt as a floating anti-aircraft battery. Scuttled at Kirkenes by the retreating Germans.
Glommen was built at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in Oslo. She was named after the river Glomma in southern Norway.
[edit] References
- Naval history via FLIX: KNM Glommen, retrieved 17 March 2006
- Ships of the Norwegian navy, retrieved 17 March 2006
| 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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