HNoMS Glommen (1916-1950)
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| Career (Norway) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Glommen |
| Builder: | Akers Mek. verksted in Kristiania |
| Launched: | 1916 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 April 1940 |
| Fate: | Scuttled in 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 351 tons |
| Length: | 42 metres (137.80 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.5 metres (27.89 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.3 metres (7.55 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 340 hp steam engine |
| Speed: | 9.9 knots (18.33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 35 men |
| Armament: | 2 x 76 millimetres (2.99 in) guns 120 mines |
The minelayer HNoMS Glommen was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I, as the lead ship of the two ship Glommen class of minelayers. 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. She was scuttled at Kirkenes in 1944 by the retreating Germans.
Glommen was built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania.
She was named after the Glomma - the longest and largest river in Norway.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Naval history via FLIX: Glommen, retrieved 17 March 2006
- Ships of the Norwegian navy, retrieved 17 March 2006
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