Name Skorpionen Fate Scrapped 1908 Construction started 1865 Length 62 m | Laid down 1865 Beam 13.68 m (44 ft 11 in) Launched 1866 Draft 3.5 m | |
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Class and type Skorpionen class monitor Displacement 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) | ||
HNoMS Skorpionen was a monitor built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1865, as the lead ship of a three-ship strong class. She was scrapped in 1908, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated.
The two other ships in her class was Mjølner and Thrudvang. The slightly later Thor can be seen as an improved Skorpionen class monitor.
The name translates as The Scorpion.
Details
Skorpionen was armed with two heavy rifled muzzle-loaders in a revolving turret. She had five inches of iron armour on her deck, and her turret was protected by twelve inches of iron armour.
References
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