HNoMS Nidaros (corvette)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 20 May 1851 |
| Commissioned: | - |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 900 tons |
| Dimensions: | 53 m x m x m |
| Armament: | 6 x 60 pdr. cannons. |
| Aircraft: | none |
| Propulsion: | Sails / 200 hp steam engine. |
| Crew: | |
HNoMS Nidaros was the first steam corvette of the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was built together with three other corvettes; although different in armament and size, these were quite similar: Nordstjernen, Ellida and Ørnen. These corvettes were built slim, for greater performance under sail.
The steam engine of "Nidaros" performed a maximum of 40 rpm, and the propeller had 6 blades. "Even with our conceptions today, we must admit that this corvette was of a very fine and slender construction (...) Both regarding its steam engine and the 6 60 pdr. bomb-cannons, Nidaros represented the new age [in the Norwegian Navy]"[1]
The "Nidaros" was for a long time used as lodging- and training ship for the Navys torpedo-branch, at least until the year of 1876. She was finally scrapped in 1903.
[edit] References
- ^ Vice Admiral C. Sparre (red.) (Information collected from the chapter Fartøier ("Vessels"), by Commander Chr. Blom): Norges Sjøforsvar 1814-1914 - ("The Norwegian Navy 1814-1914"), Aschehoug 1914. Translated from Norwegian.
