Skorpionen-class monitor
 HNoMS Skorpionen. Note extremely low freeboard and single turret, typical of this kind of warship.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Skorpionen class |
| Operators |  Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Thor |
| Built | 1866–1869 |
| In commission | 1867–1908 |
| Completed | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Monitor |
| Displacement | 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) |
| Length | 62.33 m (204 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 13.68 m (44 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | Coal-fired reciprocating steam engine, 450 hp (336 kW) |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament | 2 × 26.67 cm (10.50 in) RML guns |
| Armour |
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The Skorpionen-class monitors were a class of three monitors employed in the Royal Norwegian Navy.[1] The ships were Skorpionen, Mjølner and Thrudvang. The ships were built from 1866 to 1869. they were scrapped in 1908.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Conway's all the world's fighting ships, 1860-1905. Mayflower Books. 1979. p. 369. ISBN 0831703024.
- ^ Directory of the world's capital ships. Hippocrene Books. 1984. pp. 351–352. ISBN 0882549790.