Vale-class gunboat

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Vale-class gunboat Note shield protecting RLM gun, and small overall size.
Class overview
Builders	Karljohansverns Verft Naval Yard, Horten
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
Succeeded by	Gor-class gunboat
Built	1874–1878
In commission	1884–1947
Completed	5
Lost	1
Scrapped	4
General characteristics
Type	Gunboat, later rebuilt as minelayer
Displacement	260 long tons (264 t)
Length	28 m (91 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	Coal-fired reciprocating steam engines, 220 shp (164 kW)
Speed	8.5 knots (9.8 mph; 15.7 km/h)
Complement	44 (31 after rebuild)
Armament	As built : 1 × 26.67 cm (10.50 in) RML gun 1 × 1-pdr 37 mm (1.5 in) automatic gun [1] 2 × 1-pdr 37 mm (1.5 in) revolver light automatic gun[2] After rebuild : 1 × 12 cm (4.7 in) gun 3 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns or 1 × 47 mm (1.9 in) & 2 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns Mines

The Vale class was a class of five Rendel (or "flat-iron") gunboats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1874 and 1878. Small, nimble vessels, they were armed with a single large calibre muzzle-loading gun for offensive purposes and several small, quick firing guns for self-defence.