HNoMS Thrudvang

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Skorpionen
History
Norway
NameThrudvang
NamesakeÞrúðvangr – the realm of the Norse god Thor
Launched1869
FateScrapped 1918
General characteristics
Class and typeSkorpionen-class monitor
Displacement1,501 metric tons (1,477 long tons)
Length60.88 m (199 ft 9 in)
Beam13.54 m (44 ft 5 in)
Draft3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power380 ihp (280 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 Vibrating lever steam engine, 4 cylindrical boilers
Speed6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph)
Range950 nautical miles (1,760 km; 1,090 mi)
Complement80–104
Armament2 × 270 mm (10.6 in) Armstrong guns
Armor

HNoMS Thrudvang was a monitor built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1869. She was scrapped in 1918, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated. The slightly later Thor can be seen as an improvement of the Skorpionen class.

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

Thrudvang 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.

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