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|2 x 21 cm/45 (8.2 [[inch]]) guns<br>6 x 12 cm/45 (4.7 inch) guns<br>6 x 7.6 [[centimetre|cm]]/40 (3 inch) guns<br>6 x 1 pdr Quick Firing gun<br>2 x 45 cm (18 inch) submerged [[torpedo]] tubes |
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[[Image:Tordenskjold plan.gif|300px]]<br><small>Plans of the Tordenskjold class battleships. Note heavy guns in forward and aft turret, and secondary armament in central battery.</small> |
[[Image:Tordenskjold plan.gif|300px]]<br><small>Plans of the ''Tordenskjold'' class battleships. Note heavy guns in forward and aft turret, and secondary armament in central battery.</small> |
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'''HNoMS ''Tordenskjold''''', known locally as '''[[KNM]] ''Tordenskjold''''' or '''[[Panzership|Panserskipet]] Tordenskjold''', was a Norwegian [[coastal battleship]]. She, her sistership [[HNoMS Harald Haarfagre|''Harald Haarfagre'']] and the slightly newer [[Eidsvold class battleships|''Eidsvold'' class]] was built as a part as the general rearmament in the time leading up to the events in [[Norway in 1905|1905]]. ''Tordenskjold'' remained an important vessel in the Royal Norwegian Navy until she was considered unfit for war in the mid 1930s. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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[[Image:HNoMS_Eidsvold_and_HNoMS_Tordenskiold_(models).png|thumb|200px|left|Models of the coastal battleships Tordenskiold and [[HNoMS Eidsvold|Eidsvold]]. Tordenskjold in the front.]]All but identical to her sistership [[HNoMS Harald Haarfagre|Harald Haarfagre]], ''Tordenskjold'' was named after [[Peder Tordenskjold|Peter Wessel Tordenskjold]], an eminent Norwegian naval hero in the service of the Kingdom of [[Denmark-Norway]]. |
[[Image:HNoMS_Eidsvold_and_HNoMS_Tordenskiold_(models).png|thumb|200px|left|Models of the coastal battleships ''Tordenskiold'' and [[HNoMS Eidsvold|''Eidsvold'']]. ''Tordenskjold'' in the front.]]All but identical to her sistership [[HNoMS Harald Haarfagre|''Harald Haarfagre'']], ''Tordenskjold'' was named after [[Peder Tordenskjold|Peter Wessel Tordenskjold]], an eminent Norwegian naval hero in the service of the Kingdom of [[Denmark-Norway]]. Built as a typical [[pre-dreadnought]] battleship on a small scale, she carried guns of a wide range of calibers. |
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Built as a typical [[pre-dreadnought]] battleship on a small scale, she carried guns of a wide range of calibers. |
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==Service history and fate== |
==Service history and fate== |
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A vital part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, ''Tordenskjold'' performed ordinary duties until 1918, when she was turned into a cadet ship. She performed well in this role, carrying out eighteen training cruises until considered "unfit for war" in the mid |
A vital part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, ''Tordenskjold'' performed ordinary duties until 1918, when she was turned into a cadet ship. She performed well in this role, carrying out eighteen training cruises until considered "unfit for war" in the mid 1930s. After the [[Operation Weserübung|German invation of Norway]], she was seized by the Germans and rebuilt as a floating [[flak]] battery with [[10.5 cm FlaK 38|10.5 cm AA guns]] and renamed ''Nymphe''. After the war ''Tordenskjold'' was used briefly as a floating barracks before she was sold for scrapping in 1948. |
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[[image:Nymphe Norwegian harbour.jpg|thumb|left|200px|In German service as a [[flaK|flakship]] in 1940, renamed ''Nymphe''.]] |
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It was intended to augment the Norwegian |
It was intended to augment the Norwegian battleship fleet with the two ships of the [[Bjørgvin class battleships|''Bjørgvin'' class]], ordered in 1912, but after these were confiscated by the [[Royal Navy]] at the outbreak of [[World War I]] the ''Tordenskjold'' class and the slightly newer, two ship strong, [[Eidsvold class battleships|''Eidsvold'' class]] were forced to soldier on long after they were obsolete. |
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==Today== |
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Today the name KNM Tordenskjold is used on the [[Norwegian Naval Training Establishment]] (NORNAVTRAINEST) at [[Haakonsvern]], [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]]. |
Today the name KNM ''Tordenskjold'' is used on the [[Norwegian Naval Training Establishment]] (NORNAVTRAINEST) at [[Haakonsvern]], [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{no icon}}[http://www.mil.no/sjo/start/fakta/historie/dagfordag/mar/#17 Forsvarsnett, Sjøforsvaret dag for dag 1814-2000 : Mars] Royal Noregian Navy website, some information on the history of Tordenskjold, retrieved [[13 December]] [[2005]]. |
* {{no icon}}[http://www.mil.no/sjo/start/fakta/historie/dagfordag/mar/#17 Forsvarsnett, Sjøforsvaret dag for dag 1814-2000 : Mars] Royal Noregian Navy website, some information on the history of Tordenskjold, retrieved [[13 December]] [[2005]]. |
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{{Norwegian coastal battleships}} |
{{Norwegian coastal battleships}} |
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Revision as of 10:19, 9 June 2007
 Tordenskjold in 1900 | |
| Career | 
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| Ordered: | 1896 |
| Laid down: | 1897 |
| Launched: | 1897 |
| Commissioned: | 21 March 1898 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,858 tons |
| Dimensions: | 92.66 m x 14.78 m x 5.38 m |
| Armament: | 2 x 21 cm/45 (8.2 inch) guns 6 x 12 cm/45 (4.7 inch) guns 6 x 7.6 cm/40 (3 inch) guns 6 x 1 pdr Quick Firing gun 2 x 45 cm (18 inch) submerged torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | none |
| Propulsion: | 4,500 hp (3 355.6 Kw), 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h, 19.4 mph) |
| Crew: | 245 |
 File:Tordenskjold plan.gif | |
HNoMS Tordenskjold, known locally as KNM Tordenskjold or Panserskipet Tordenskjold, was a Norwegian coastal battleship. She, her sistership Harald Haarfagre and the slightly newer Eidsvold class was built as a part as the general rearmament in the time leading up to the events in 1905. Tordenskjold remained an important vessel in the Royal Norwegian Navy until she was considered unfit for war in the mid 1930s.
Description
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All but identical to her sistership Harald Haarfagre, Tordenskjold was named after Peter Wessel Tordenskjold, an eminent Norwegian naval hero in the service of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway. Built as a typical pre-dreadnought battleship on a small scale, she carried guns of a wide range of calibers.
Service history and fate
A vital part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, Tordenskjold performed ordinary duties until 1918, when she was turned into a cadet ship. She performed well in this role, carrying out eighteen training cruises until considered "unfit for war" in the mid 1930s. After the German invation of Norway, she was seized by the Germans and rebuilt as a floating flak battery with 10.5 cm AA guns and renamed Nymphe. After the war Tordenskjold was used briefly as a floating barracks before she was sold for scrapping in 1948.
It was intended to augment the Norwegian battleship fleet with the two ships of the Bjørgvin class, ordered in 1912, but after these were confiscated by the Royal Navy at the outbreak of World War I the Tordenskjold class and the slightly newer, two ship strong, Eidsvold class were forced to soldier on long after they were obsolete.
Today
Today the name KNM Tordenskjold is used on the Norwegian Naval Training Establishment (NORNAVTRAINEST) at Haakonsvern, Bergen.
See also
References
- Template:No iconForsvarsnett, Sjøforsvaret dag for dag 1814-2000 : Mars Royal Noregian Navy website, some information on the history of Tordenskjold, retrieved 13 December 2005.