Skorpionen-class monitor
 KNM Skorpionen. Note extremely low freeboard and single turret, typical of this kind of warship. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| 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 (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) |
| Complement: | 85 |
| Armament: | 2 × 26.67 cm (10.50 in) RML guns |
| Armour: |
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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.
References
- Naval History via Flix: KNM Skorpionen, retrieved 16 January 2006.
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