HNoMS Norge




For the Norwegian royal yacht, see HNoMY Norge.













































































HNoMS Norge, with Bjørnson's coffin on board.jpg

Norge transporting the coffin of writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson in 1910

History

Naval Ensign of Norway (1844-1905).svgNorway
Name:
Norge
Namesake:
Norway
Builder:
Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne
Launched:
March 1900[1]
Commissioned:
7 February 1901
Fate:
Sunk 9 April 1940 in Narvik Harbour, Norway
General characteristics
Class and type:
Eidsvold class
Displacement:
4,233 tons (standard)
Length:
94.60 m (310.37 ft)
Beam:
15.70 m (51.51 ft)
Draft:
5.40 m (17.72 ft)
Propulsion:

  • steam engines with

  • 4,500 hp(3,355.65 kW)
Speed:
17.2 knots (31.85 km/h)
Complement:
270 fully crewed, reduced to 229 in 1940, just 191 aboard when sunk[2]
Armament:

  • 2 × 21 cm (8.26 inch) guns

  • 6 × 15 cm (5.90 inch) guns

  • 6 × 7.6 cm (3 inch) guns

  • Torpedo tubes

  • Anti-aircraft armament:

  • 2 × 76 mm anti-aircraft guns

  • 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns

  • 2 × 12.7 mm Colt anti-aircraft machine guns

  • 4 × 7.92 mm Colt anti-aircraft machine guns
Aircraft carried:
none
Notes:
[3]

HNoMS Norge was a coastal defence ship of the Eidsvold-class in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne, she was torpedoed and sunk by German destroyers in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940.




Contents






  • 1 Description


  • 2 First and final battle


  • 3 The wreck


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 Sources





Description


Built as part of the general rearmament in the time leading up to the events in 1905, Norge remained, along with her sister-ship Eidsvold, the backbone of the Royal Norwegian Navy for just over 40 years. Norge and Eidsvold were the largest vessels in the Royal Norwegian Navy, displacing 4,233 tons and crewed by 270 men. Both vessels were considered to be quite powerful for their time, with two 21 cm (8.26 inch) guns as their main armament. They were armoured to withstand battle with ships of a similar size, with 6 inches (15.24 cm) of Krupp cemented armour in the belt and 9 inches (22.86 cm) of the same armour on the two gun turrets.




The recently elected King Haakon VII boards Norge on 28 November 1905


It was intended to augment the Norwegian coastal defence ship fleet with the two ships of the Bjørgvin class, ordered in 1912, but after these were requisitioned by the British Royal Navy while still under construction at the outbreak of World War I the Eidsvold class and the older, two ship strong, Tordenskjold class was forced to soldier on long after they were obsolete.



First and final battle




The emergency steering wheel from Norge, retrieved from Narvik harbour by divers in 1983


On the morning of 9 April 1940, German forces entered Ofotfjord under cover of fog and heavy snow. The Germans contacted the captain of Eidsvold, demanding that he surrender, and when this was turned down, the battle-ready German destroyers torpedoed Eidsvold before she could fire her guns.


Aboard Norge, deeper inside the fjord, the explosions were heard, but nothing could be seen until two German destroyers suddenly appeared out of the darkness. Captain Per Askim of Norge gave orders to open fire. Four rounds were fired from the 21 cm guns (one from the fore gun and three from the aft) as well as seven or eight rounds from the starboard 15 cm guns, directed against the German destroyer Bernd von Arnim. The range has been estimated as 800 metres (1/2 mile). Due to the difficult weather conditions, it was hard to use the optical sights for the guns, which resulted in the first salvo falling short of the target and the others going over the target.


The German destroyers waited until they were alongside the pier before returning fire. Bernd von Arnim opened fire with her 12.7 cm (5 inch) guns, as well as with machine guns, but the weather gave the Germans problems as well. The destroyer also fired torpedoes—in all three salvoes of two torpedoes each. The first two salvoes missed, but the last struck Norge midships, and she sank in less than one minute, her propellers still turning. Ninety of the crew were rescued from the freezing water, but 101 perished in the battle which had lasted less than 20 minutes.




The salvaged anchor of Norge outside the War Museum in Narvik



The wreck


The remains of Norge lie at a depth of about 20 metres (66 ft), in the middle of Narvik harbour. Partly salvaged in situ, it is considered a war memorial and diving on the wreck is prohibited.[4]



Notes





  1. ^ Campbell, "Norway," 370.


  2. ^ DET TYSKE ANGREP I OFOTFJORDEN. P/S "Eidsvold" senkes (in Norwegian), retrieved 8 Dec 2005


  3. ^ HNoMS Norge Krigsseilerregisteret (in Norwegian)


  4. ^ PS Norge Archived 18 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine at Skovheim.org, retrieved 2 January 2007




Sources




  • Abelsen, Frank (1986). Norwegian naval ships 1939-1945 (in Norwegian and English). Oslo: Sem & Stenersen AS. ISBN 82-7046-050-8..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  • Campbell, N J M (1979). "Norway". In Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 369–70. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.











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