HNoMS Pol III
Royal Norwegian Navy, then Kriegsmarine (Germany)
| Type | Auxiliary |
|---|---|
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3″ gun |
Service
| to 1940 | Pol III | |
| from 1940 | NO-05 Samoa Captured at Tønsberg |
Whale catcher taken up as a guard boat at the mouth of the Oslofjord. Late on 8 April 1940 she challenged the German squadron bound for Oslo, rammed the torpedo boat Albatros and fired the first Norwegian shot of the war. Her captain, Leif Welding-Olsen, was killed, the first Norwegian to die in the invasion. Captured and used by the Germans as a patrol boat; she ended her days as a fishing boat, scrapped in 2011.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 1 × 76 mm
- 2 × machine guns
| Laid down | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Launched | July 1926 |
| Displacement | 214 tons |
| Speed | 11.0 knots (20.37 km/h) |
| Complement | 15 men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
July 1926
9 April 1940
Guard boat; rammed Albatros at the mouth of the fjord the night before and was set on fire
Renamed NO-05 Samoa
April 1940 · Captured at Tønsberg
Fate
Sold off to civilian interests post-World War II, scrapped in 2011.