HNoMS Kong Sverre
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 23 October 1860 |
| Commissioned: | 1864 |
| Fate: | Sold and scrapped 1932 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,475 tons |
| Dimensions: | m (212,92 ft) (in the water line) x m (49,40 ft) x m (21,67 ft) |
| Armament: | 2 x 20 cm rifled guns 30 x 60 pounds guns 12 x 15,5 cm rifled guns 4 x 12 pounds haubitz guns 2 x 6 pounds rifled guns |
| Aircraft: | none |
| Propulsion: | 2319 m² sail 500 hp, 11,4 knots on engines alone |
| Crew: | 550 |
HNoMS Kong Sverre was built in 1860 as possibly the most advanced wooden naval ship built, but was obsolete by the time she was delivered. She was a steam and sail powered frigate. In 1932 an effort was made to raise 30,000 Norwegian kroner in order to preserve the ship, but it failed and she was eventually scrapped.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Facts about Kong Sverre from mil.no (Norwegian) Retrieved 4 December 2006
