HNoMS Mjølner
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 1868 |
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| Fate: | Scrapped 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1490 tons |
| Dimensions: | 62.33 m (204.5 feet) x 13.68 m ( feet) x 3.5 m (12.5 feet) |
| Armament: | 2 x 26.67 cm (10.5 inch) RML guns |
| Propulsion: | 450 hp ( KW), 8 knop (14.81 km/h, 9.21 mph) |
| Crew: | 85 |
HNoMS Mjølner (known localy as KNM Mjølner) was a monitor built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1869, as part of the three ship strong Skorpionen class. She was scraped in 1908, well after her muzzle loading guns were outdated.
The name of the monitor was a reference to Mjolnir, the mythical hammer of the Norse god Thor.
The two other ships in her class was HNoMS Thrudvang and HNoMS Skorpionen. The slightly later HNoMS Thor can be seen as an improved Skorpionen class monitor.
[edit] Details
Mjølner was armed with two heavy rifled muzzleloaders in a revolving turret. She had 5 inches of iron armour on her deck, and her turret was protected by 12 inches of iron armour.
[edit] References
- Naval History via Flix: KNM Skorpionen, retrieved 16 January 2006.
- Naval History via Flix: KNM Mjolner, retrieved 16 January 2006
| Norwegian monitors |
| Skorpionen class: Skorpionen, Mjølner, Thrudvang |
| Thor class: Thor |
Monitors of the Royal Norwegian Navy |
