HNoMS Skorpionen
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 1865 |
| Launched: | 1866 |
| Commissioned: | |
| 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 Skorpionen (known localy as KNM Skorpionen) was a monitor built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1865, as the lead ship of a three ship strong class. She was scraped in 1908, well after her muzzle loading guns were outdated.
The two other ships in her class was HNoMS Mjølner and HNoMS Thrudvang. The slightly later HNoMS Thor can be seen as an improved Skorpionen class monitor.
The name translates as The Scorpion.
[edit] Details
Skorpionen 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.
| Norwegian monitors |
| Skorpionen class: Skorpionen, Mjølner, Thrudvang |
| Thor class: Thor |
Monitors of the Royal Norwegian Navy |
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