HNoMS Skorpionen

History
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Name	Skorpionen
Laid down	1865
Launched	1866
Fate	Scrapped, 1908
General characteristics
Class and type	Skorpionen-class 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	Steam engine, 450 ihp (336 kW)
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement	85
Armament	2 × 26.67 cm (10.5 in) RML guns
Armour	Deck: 5 in (127 mm) Gun turret: 12 in (305 mm)

HNoMS Skorpionen was the lead ship of her class of three monitors built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in the 1860. She was scrapped in 1908, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated.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

• Naval History via Flix: KNM Skorpionen, retrieved 16 January 2006.