HNoMS Thrudvang

History
Norway
Name	Thrudvang
Namesake	Þrúðvangr – the realm of the Norse god Thor
Launched	May 3, 1869
Fate	Scrapped 1908
General characteristics
Class and type	Skorpionen-class monitor
Displacement	1,517  t (1,493 long tons)
Length	62.39 m (204 ft 8 in)
Beam	13.86 m (45 ft 6 in)
Draft	3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	4 cylindrical boilers 500  ihp (370  kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Vibrating lever steam engine
Speed	8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph)
Range	950 nautical miles (1,760 km; 1,090 mi)
Complement	80
Armament	2 × 120 mm (4.7 in) R.F.G guns 2 × 9 lb (4.1 kg) guns
Armor	Belt: 124 mm (4.9 in) Gun turret: 305 mm (12.0 in) Deck: 24.6 mm (0.97 in) Conning tower: 225 mm (8.9 in)

HNoMS Thrudvang was a monitor class ship built for the Royal Norwegian Navy. ^[1] launched May 3, 1869, completed June 13, 1870. She was scrapped in 1908. ^[2]

Details

The crew of Thrudvang photographed on 13 June 1870, gathered around the central turret. Note ventilator on left side.

it was one of four monitor class vessels in the Royal Norwegian Navy. ^[1] when it first launched it was armed with two RML 10-inch 18-ton guns. ^[3] in 1895-96 it was refitted with two 4.7 inch rapid-firing guns and two 9-pounder rapid-firing guns. ^[4] it had iron armor, the Belt armor was 5 to 4 inches, the turrets had 12 inches, and the deck had 1 inch of armor. ^[5]

References

1. Acorazados De Todo El Mundo Desde Los Origenes Hasta Nuestros Dias. 1984. p. 148. ISBN   84-239-5766-7.
2. Directory of the world's capital ships. Hippocrene Books. 1984. pp. 350–352. ISBN   0882549790.
3. Brassey's annual. Praeger. 1950. p. 375.
4. General Information Series (United States. Office of Naval Intelligence) No. XV, 1896. United States Government Printing Office. 1896. pp. 74–75.
5. Anderson, R. C. (1915). The Naval Pocket Book. p. 314.