Nor 1940
| Name | No | Yard 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 |
? |
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Length, m |
28.9 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.90 |
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Draught, m |
2.20 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VC, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
220 |
|
Max speed, kts |
8.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 22 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 700(8) |
|
Armament |
Brage: 1 x 1 - 267/14 Armstrong 19.7-ton MLR No.2, 1 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss Nor: 1 x 1 - 267/14 Armstrong 19.7-ton MLR No.2, 1 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss, 1 - 356 TT (bow) |
| Complement | 38 |
Project history: Coastal gunboats of so-called "Elswick" type.
Modernizations: 1913, both were converted to minelayers: - 1 x 1 - 267/14, 1 x 1 - 37/20; + 1 x 1 - 149/45 Armstrong 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 at Tonsberg and served as auxiliaries.
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