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| History | |
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Norway
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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 |
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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 She was scrapped in 1908, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated.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.
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