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SLEIPNER gunboat (1878)
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Sleipner
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleipner | MV Horten | 1.1877 | 7.8.1877 | 5.1878 | TS 1900, accommodation ship 1915 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 571 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 720 |
| Length, m | 53.3 |
| Breadth, m | 7.90 |
| Draught, m | 3.35 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VC |
| Power, h. p. | 650 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | coal 81 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1230(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 263/20 RK L/22 C/76 No.1, 1 x 1 - 149/22 RK L/25 C/75, 1 - 356 TT (bow) |
| Complement | 90 |
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Sleipner 1914
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Sleipner
Project history
Large seagoing iron-hulled gunboat.
Modernizations
1900: new armament consisted of 1 x 1 - 149/37 SK L/40 C/92, 2 x 1 - 76/40 Armstrong N, 2 x 1 - 65/50 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss
Naval service
In 1900 Sleipner was reconstructed and converted to TS. In 1915 she was converted to accommodation ship and in 1921 to depot ship for naval aviation. She was finally BU in 1935.
