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GLOMMEN minelayers (1917-1918)
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Glommen
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glommen | Akers, Oslo | 1916 | 1917 | 1917 | captured by Germany 14.4.1940 (Glommen) | ||
| Laugen | Akers, Oslo | 1916 | 10/1917 | 1918 | captured by Germany 14.4.1940 (Laugen), returned 5.1945, BU 1948 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 335 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 380 |
| Length, m | 42.0 |
| Breadth, m | 8.50 |
| Draught, m | 2.10 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 1 boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 170 |
| Max speed, kts | 9.8-9.9 |
| Fuel, t | coal 21 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/28 Bofors, 120 mines |
| Complement | 35 |
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Glommen
Project history
Coastal minelayers vessels specially created for service in Oslo-fiord.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Glommen and Laugen were captured by German troops 14.4.1940 at Tunsberg, and commissioned by Germans under the same names. Glommen was sunk by British aircraft 20.10.1940 in Trondheim-fjord. Laugen was returned to Norway after war.
