Danish ironclad Gorm
.jpg) Gorm | |
| Career (Denmark) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Gorm |
| Namesake: | Gorm the Old |
| Builder: | Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen |
| Laid down: | 18 November 1867 |
| Launched: | 17 May 1870 |
| Commissioned: | 23 June 1871 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 June 1912 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1912 in Stettin |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Turret ironclad |
| Displacement: | 2,350 tonnes (2,310 long tons) |
| Length: | 71.74 m (235 ft 4 in) (p.p.) |
| Beam: | 12.21 m (40 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 4.39 m (14.4 ft) |
| Installed power: | 1,600 ihp (1,200 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 steam engines |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range: | 900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) |
| Complement: | 157 |
| Armament: | 2 × rifled 120-pounder 366 Cnt. Guns |
| Armour: | Belt: 178 mm (7.0 in) Gun turret: 203 mm (8.0 in) |
Gorm was a Danish turreted ironclad, often referred to as a monitor, named for Gorm the Old, first historically recognized King of Denmark.
References
- Balsved, Johnny E. "Gorm (1871–1912)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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