HDMS Tordenskjold (1880)

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Peter Tordenskjold.
Tordenskjold
History
Kingdom of Denmark
NameTordenskjold
NamesakeVice Admiral Peter Tordenskjold
BuilderOrlogsværftet, Copenhagen
Laid down5 June 1879
Launched30 September 1880
Commissioned29 September 1882
Decommissioned14 May 1908
FateScrapped, 1908
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo ram
Displacement2,534 t (2,494 long tons)
Length67.75 m (222 ft 3 in)
Beam13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)
Draft4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 compound-expansion steam engine
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement220
Armament
  • 1 × single 35.5 cm MRK L/25 (14 in) gun
  • 4 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss guns
  • 1 × single 380 mm (15 in) torpedo tube (bow)
  • 3 × single 350 mm (13.8 in) torpedo tubes
Armor

Tordenskjold was a torpedo ram built for the Royal Danish Navy in the early 1880s. The ship was sold for scrap in 1908.