Eidsvold in 1905
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History | |
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Norway | |
Name | Eidsvold |
Namesake | Town of Eidsvold |
Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle on Tyne |
Laid down | 1899 |
Launched | 14 June 1900 |
Commissioned | 1901 |
Fate | Sunk 9 April 1940 in Narvik Harbour, Norway |
Service record | |
Commanders: | Captain Odd Isaachsen Willoch (1940) |
Operations: | Battle of Narvik |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Eidsvold-class |
Displacement | 4,233 tons (standard) |
Length | 94.60 m (310.37 ft) |
Beam | 15.70 m (51.51 ft) |
Draft | 5.40 m (17.72 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 17.2 knots (31.85 km/h) |
Complement | 270 fully crewed, reduced to 228 in 1940, just 183 aboard when sunk[1] |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | none |
Notes | [2] |
HNoMS Eidsvold was a coastal defence ship and the lead ship of her class, serving in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne in 1899, she was obsolete when sunk by German torpedoes in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940 during the German invasion of Norway (Operation Weserübung).