Skorpionen-class monitor

HNoMS Skorpionen. Note extremely low freeboard and single turret, typical of this kind of warship.
Class overview
Name	Skorpionen class
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Thor
Built	1865–1869
In commission	1868–1918
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	Belt: 5 in (130 mm) Turret: 12 in (300 mm) Deck: 5 in (130 mm)

The Skorpionen-class monitors were a class of three monitors employed in the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ships were Skorpionen, Mjølner and Thrudvang. The ships were built from 1865 to 1869. The last ship was scrapped in 1918.

See also

• List of ironclads

References

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