nearly sister-ship Skorpionen 1867
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Mjølner | Motala, Norrköping, Sweden | 1867 | 2.5.1868 | 9.1868 | BU 1909 | ||
| Thrudvang | Horten verft | 1868 | 3.5.1869 | 1869 | BU 1918 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1490 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1539 |
|
Length, m |
62.3 |
|
Breadth, m |
13.9 |
|
Draught, m |
3.50 max |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 vibrating lever engine, 4 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
450 |
|
Max speed, kts |
8 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 130 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(5) |
|
Armour, mm |
laminated iron; side: 125, deck: 25, turret: 305 |
|
Armament |
1 x 2 - 267/13 Armstrong 18.2-ton MLR No.1 |
|
Complement |
84 |
Project history: United Stales Ericsson-type monitors.
Protection: Hull had 125mm vertical and 25mm horizontal protection, turret had 305mm sides.
Modernizations: 1897, both: - 1 x 2 - 267/13; + 1 x 2 - 120/44 Armstrong Y, 2 x 1 - 65/50 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 37/40 Hotchkiss
Naval service: No significant events.
Thrudvang after rearming
© Ivan Gogin, 2014