The Troll ( Norwegian KNM Troll ) is a Norwegian destroyer of the Droug type , the second destroyer of this type.
| "Troll" | |
|---|---|
| Knm troll | |
 "Troll" in the harbor of Floureux | |
| Service | |
 Norway | |
| Class and type of vessel | destroyer |
| Port of registry | Bergen |
| Organization | Navy of Norway |
| Manufacturer | Royal Shipyard in Horten |
| Launched | July 7, 1910 |
| Commissioned | March 13, 1912 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | May 4, 1940 (captured by the Germans) May 1945 (returned to the Norwegians) 1949 |
| Status | disassembled for metal in 1949 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 578 t (standard) |
| Length | 69.2 m |
| Width | 7.3 m |
| Draft | 2.9 m |
| Engines | triple steam turbine |
| Power | 7500 l. with. (5.5 mW ) |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km / h ) |
| Crew | 76 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 6 × 76 mm ship guns |
| Flak | 12.7 mm Colt machine gun |
| Mine torpedo armament | 3 × 450 mm torpedo tubes |
History
When laying, he got the number 104. It was built in 1910 and two years later it became part of the Norwegian fleet. For a long time he was in the service of the fleet, in 1940 he took part for the first time in military operations against the Germans . On April 9, 1940, he was based in the city of Moloy in the 1st destroyer division of the 2nd naval district, where he entered the first into battle, defending Sognefjord .
On May 1, an order was signed to transfer the destroyer as soon as possible to the UK Navy to prevent it from being transferred to the Germans, but the ship could not be transferred: the flag was lowered on May 4 , and two weeks later the Germans captured the ship. Keeping his old name, they put in a new engine and overhauled the ship. He stood for most of the war in Bergen, the Laskevog quarter. In 1945, the destroyer was returned to the Norwegians, but four years later went to scrapping, since it was already outdated by that time.
Literature
- Abelsen, Frank. Norwegian naval ships 1939-1945: [] . - Oslo: Sem & Stenersen AS, 1986. - ISBN 82-7046-050-8 .
Links
- Niehorster, Leo Scandinavian Campaign: Administrative Order of Battle Royal Norwegian Navy 2nd Naval District . Date of treatment February 10, 2009. Archived May 12, 2012.
- Emmerich, Michael Troll . German Naval History . Date of treatment February 11, 2009. Archived May 12, 2012.
- Naval History via Flix: KNM Draug , retrieved January 29, 2006
- Ships of the Norwegian navy , retrieved January 29, 2006