nearly sister-ship Dristig 1904
|
Names |
Ørn, Ravn |
|
Builders |
MV Horten |
|
Completed (launched) |
1905: Ørn (8/12/1903), Ravn (18/12/1903) |
|
Losses |
Ørn (to Germany 9/4/1940, Schlange), Ravn (18/4/1940) |
|
Transfers |
None |
| Discarding | None |
|
Displacement normal, t |
68 |
|
Displacement full, t |
73 |
|
Length, m |
34.5 |
|
Breadth, m |
4.40 |
|
Draught, m |
1.60 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
850 |
|
Max speed, kn |
23 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 13 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT |
|
Complement |
16 |
Ship project history: Increased version of Varg class torpedo boats with more powerful machinery and 23kts speed. One TT was placed on turning mount on an upper deck, second was immovable in a bow. To the Second World War beginning they have ultimately become outdated.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Ravn were scuttled by crew 18/4/1940 in the Lyngör-fjord at Arendal. Ørn 9/4/1940 was captured by German troops in Horten and commissioned by Germans as Schlange, after war in May, 1945 was returned to Norway, immediately stricken and broken up next year.
? Ivan Gogin, 2010