nearly sister-ship Vale 1914
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Vidar | MV Horten | 31/1/1882 | 1882 | captured by Germany 14/4/1940 (NK31) |
|
Displacement normal, t |
262 |
|
Displacement full, t |
? |
|
Length, m |
28.9 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.90 |
|
Draught, m |
2.20 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
330 |
|
Max speed, kts |
9.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 22 |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 274/18 Armstrong RML, 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/21 Hotchkiss |
| Complement | 38 |
Ship project history: Old coastal gunboat of so-called "Elswick" type.
Modernizations: 1913, converted to minelayer: - 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: Vidar was captured by German troops 14/4/1940 in Tonsberg, commissioned by Germans as NK31, returned to Norway after war in May, 1945 and immediately scrapped.
© Ivan Gogin, 2010