Nor 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Brage | MV Horten | 1878 | 1/11/1878 | 1879 | captured by Germany 14/4/1940 | |
| Nor | MV Horten | 1878 | 23/10/1878 | 1879 | captured by Germany 14/4/1940 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
264 |
|
Displacement full, t |
? |
|
Length, m |
28.9 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.90 |
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Draught, m |
2.20 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
220 |
|
Max speed, kts |
8.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 22 |
|
Armament |
Brage: 1 x 1 - 274/18 Armstrong RML, 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/21 Hotchkiss Nor: 1 x 1 - 274/18 Armstrong RML, 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/21 Hotchkiss, 1 - 356 TT (bow) |
| Complement | 38 |
Ship project history: Old coastal gunboats of so-called "Elswick" type.
Modernizations: 1913, both were converted to minelayers: - 1 x 1 - 274/18, 1 x 1 - 37/45; + 1 x 1 - 149/46 EOC FF, 1 x 1 - 47/46 Hotchkiss, 50 mines; displacement rose to 255/270t
Naval service: Nor and Brage were captured by German troops 14/4/1940 in Tonsberg and served as auxiliaries.
© Ivan Gogin, 2010