HNoMS Vale (1874-1946)
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| Career (Norway) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Vale |
| Builder: | Karljohansverns Verft Naval Yard in Horten |
| Launched: | 14 April 1874 |
| Commissioned: | 1874 |
| Decommissioned: | 1946 |
| Fate: | Rebuilt as minelayer, decommissioned 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 260 tons |
| Length: | 28 metres (91.86 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 220 hp hp steam engine |
| Speed: | 8.5 knots (15.74 km/h) |
| Complement: | 41 (31 after rebuild) |
| Armament: | As built: 1 x 21 cm (10.5 inch) RML gun 1 x 1pdr (cm / inch) QF gun 1 x 1pdr (cm / inch) revolving gun After rebuild: 1 x 12 cm (4.72 inch) gun 3 x 37 mm (1.46 inch) guns 50 mines |
The HNoMS Vale was a Vale class gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Karljohansvern Naval Yard in 1874. She was one of a class of five gunboats - the other ships in the class was Brage, Nor, Uller and Vidar.
Vale was, in addition to the heavy, muzzleloading main gun, armed with a small 'Quick Fire' gun and an early automatic gun, similar to the Gatling gun.
Later Vale and her sisterships was rebuilt as minelayers, and she served in this role when the Germans invaded in 1940. During the Norwegian Campaign she served mainly in the Sognefjord. She was captured by German forces after the surrender of Norwegian forces in southern Norway, and returned to Norway after the war.
The vessel was built at the Naval Yard at Horten, and had the yard number 54.
[edit] Name
She was named after Váli - a son of the god Odin and the giantess Rindr.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Naval history via Flix: KNM Vale, retrieved 14 Feb 2006
- Byggenummer ved Horten verft, retrieved 14 Feb 2006
- Ships of the Norwegian navy, retrieved 16 Feb 2006
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