Gor 1905
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Gor | MV Horten | 1884 | 7/5/1884 | 1885 | captured by Germany 13/5/1940 | |
| Tyr | MV Horten | 1887 | 16/3/1887 | 1887 | captured by Germany 20/4/1940 (Tyr) |
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Displacement normal, t |
273 |
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Displacement full, t |
Gor: 290 Tyr: 278 |
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Length, m |
31.3 |
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Breadth, m |
? |
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Draught, m |
2.20 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
420 |
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Max speed, kts |
10.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Armament |
Gor: 1 x 1 - 260/30 Krupp, 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/21 Hotchkiss, 1 - 356 TT (bow) Tyr: 1 x 1 - 260/30 Krupp, 1 x 1 - 57/55 Bofors, 2 x 5 - 37/21 Hotchkiss, 1 - 356 TT (bow) |
| Complement | ? |
Ship project history: Old coastal gunboats of so-called "Elswick" type.
Modernizations: 1914, both were converted to minelayers: - 1 x 1 - 260/30; + 1 x 1 - 120/44 EOC FF, 55 mines
1920s, Gor: - 1 x 1 - 37/45; + 1 x 1 - 76/28 Bofors
1920s, Tyr: - 1 x 1 - 57/55; + 1 x 1 - 47/50 Bofors
Naval service: Gor 13/5/1940 was captured by German minesweeper М1 off Bremanger and commissioned by Germans as auxiliary. Tyr was captured 20/4/1940 by German armed trawler in Uskedal, commissioned by Germans under own name, returned to Norway after war and immediately scrapped.
© Ivan Gogin, 2010