HNoMS Otra (1939)

Otra in November 1939
History
Norway
NameOtra
NamesakeThe river Otra
BuilderNylands Verksted, Oslo
Launched5 August 1939[1]
CommissionedSeptember 1939
FateSeized by the Germans 10 April 1940
Germany
NameTogo
NamesakeGerman Togo
Acquired10 April 1940
Identification
  • NT 05 (1940–41)
  • V 5908 (1941–44)
  • V 6512 (1944–46)
FateHanded over to the German Mine Sweeping Administration after VE Day
Service record
Operations:
Norway
NameOtra
Acquired18 January 1946
Commissioned30 October 1946
Decommissioned21 August 1959
FateScrapped 1963
General characteristics as built
Class and typeOtra class minesweeper
Displacement355 tons[2]
Length51 m (167.32 ft)
Beam7 m (22.97 ft)
Draft1.8 m (5.91 ft)
PropulsionTwo 900 hp Triple expansion steam engines, two shafts
Speed15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Range1,400 nautical miles (2,592.80 km) at 9 knots (16.67 km/h)
Complement25 men
Armament
General characteristics after German rebuild
Class and typeVorpostenboot and minelayer
Displacement355 tons[2]
Length51 m (167.32 ft)
Beam7 m (22.97 ft)
Draft1.8 m (5.91 ft)
PropulsionTwo 900 hp Triple expansion steam engines, two shafts
Speed15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Range1,400 nautical miles (2,592.80 km) at 9 knots (16.67 km/h)
Complement25 men
Armament
  • 2 × 76 mm guns
  • 2 × 2 cm AA guns
  • 2 × machine guns
  • Mines[4]
General characteristics after April 1949 Norwegian rebuild
Class and typeOtra class minelayer training ship
Displacement355 tons[2]
Length51 m (167.32 ft)
Beam7 m (22.97 ft)
Draft1.8 m (5.91 ft)
PropulsionTwo 900 hp Triple expansion steam engines, two shafts
Speed15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Range1,400 nautical miles (2,592.80 km) at 9 knots (16.67 km/h)
Complement25 men
Armament
  • 2 × 76 mm guns
  • 2 × 2 cm AA guns
  • 2 × machine guns
  • Mines[4]

HNoMS Otra was an Otra-class minesweeper built in 1939 for the Royal Norwegian Navy. Captured by the Germans during the 1940 invasion of Norway and renamed Togo, she was returned to the Norwegians in 1946. Otra remained in service until being sold for scrapping in 1963.

  1. ^ "Otra (6110878)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Abelsen 1986, p. 100
  3. ^ Berg 1997, p. 15
  4. ^ a b Emmerich, Michael. "Togo". German Naval History. Retrieved 20 February 2009.