HNoMS Nidaros was the first steam corvette of the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was built together with three other corvettes; although different in armament and size, these were quite similar: Nordstjernen, Ellida and Ørnen. These corvettes were built slim, for greater performance under sail.
| History | |
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| Name | Nidaros |
| Namesake | Nidaros – the old name of the city of Trondheim |
| Launched | 20 May 1841 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 900 long tons (914 t) |
| Length | 53 m (173 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Armament | 6 × 60-pounder cannon |
The steam engine of Nidaros performed a maximum of 40 rpm, and the propeller had 6 blades. "Even with our conceptions today, we must admit that this corvette was of a very fine and slender construction (...) Both regarding its steam engine and the six 60-pounder bomb-cannons, Nidaros represented the new age [in the Norwegian Navy]."[1]
The Nidaros was used as lodging- and training ship for the Navy's torpedo-branch, at least until 1876. She was finally scrapped in 1903.
References
edit- ^ Vice Admiral C. Sparre (red.) (Information collected from the chapter Fartøier ("Vessels"), by Commander Chr. Blom): Norges Sjøforsvar 1814-1914 - ("The Norwegian Navy 1814-1914"), Aschehoug 1914. Translated from Norwegian