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FRØYA minelayer (1917)
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Frøya
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frøya | MV Horten | 1914 | 20.6.1916 | 1917 | scuttled 13.4.1940 |
Technical data
| 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 |
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Frøya 1940
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Frøya
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.
