Frøya 1940
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Frøya | MV Horten | 1914 | 20.6.1916 | 1917 | scuttled 13.4.1940 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
595 |
|
Displacement full, t |
755 |
|
Length, m |
75.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
8.20 |
|
Draught, m |
2.80 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
7000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
21.8 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 165 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 102/37 Bofors, 1 x 2 - 450 TT, 180 mines |
|
Complement |
78 |
Project history: Seaworthy minelayer with extremely powerful armament for her displacement and a high speed: some kind of "the early version" of Olaf Tryggvason. The project was created in 1914.
Modernizations: mid-1930s: boilers were converted to mixed coal/oil firing (95t of coal + 60t of oil); + 1 x 1 - 76/28 Bofors
Naval service: Frøya was scuttled on shallow water by crew 13.4.1940 in the Skern-fjord near Trondheim, thus day ship was torpedoed by German submarine U34 and ultimately destroyed.
Frøya
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