HNoMS Vigra

Sister ship HNoMS Hitra entering Scalloway harbour, June 2003
History
United States
NameSC-1061
BuilderHarris and Parsons Inc. of East Greenwich, RI
Laid down23 May 1942
Launched26 September 1942
Commissioned5 January 1943
FateTransferred to Royal Norwegian Navy, 12 October 1943
History
Norway
NameVigra
NamesakeIsland of Vigra
Commissioned26 October 1943
FateSank
General characteristics
Displacement125 tons
Length110.6 ft (33.71 m)
Beam18.8 ft (5.73 m)
Draft6 ft (1.83 m)
PropulsionTwo General Motors diesel engines with 1,200 hp, two shafts
Speed20 knots (37.04 km/h)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,630.00 km) at 10 knots (18.52 km/h)
Complement24 men
Armament
NotesAll the above listed information, unless otherwise noted, was acquired from Abelsen 1986, p. 278

The HNoMS Vigra was a Royal Norwegian Navy submarine chaser that saw action during World War II. She was named after the Norwegian island of Vigra.