HNoMS Laugen (1918-1950)
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 1918 |
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| Fate: | Decommisioned in 1950 |
| 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 Laugen was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I, as the lead ship of a two ship class. Her sister ship was Glommen.
A rather small vessel, she and her sister ship were kept in service until the German invasion in 1940. Laugen surrendered to the Germans on 14 April 1940, and like her sister ship was rebuilt as a floating anti aircraft battery. She was returned to the Norwegian Navy in 1945 and decommissioned in 1950.
Laugen was built at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in Oslo. She was named after the river Lågen 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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