HNoMS Olav Tryggvason
Captured
Royal Norwegian Navy, then Kriegsmarine (Germany)
| Type | Auxiliary |
|---|---|
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
Service
| to 1940 | Olav Tryggvason | |
| from 1940 | Brummer Captured at Horten |
The navy's largest and most modern ship, a minelayer with four 12-cm guns. In for repairs at Horten on 9 April 1940, she fought the German force sent to take the naval base and sank the minesweeper R 17, but the base surrendered that morning. Commissioned by the Germans as the minelayer Brummer; wrecked by British bombers at Kiel in April 1945.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 12 cm (4.72 inch) Bofors guns
- 1 × 76 mm (3 inch) AA gun
- 2 × 12.7 mm Colt anti-aircraft machine guns
- 4 × 46 cm torpedo tubes
- 280 mines
| Builder | the Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard at Horten |
|---|---|
| Launched | 21 December 1932 |
| Commissioned | 21 June 1934 |
| Displacement | 1,596 tons standard |
| Length | 97.3 m (319.23 ft) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37.04 km/h) |
| Complement | 175 men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
21 December 1932
Action at Horten
Captured
9 April 1940
Sank R 17
Renamed Brummer
April 1940 · Captured at Horten
Fate
Captured
Wrecked in Royal Air Force bombing raid on Kiel 3 April 1945