HNoMS Nidaros (1841)

For other ships with the same name, see HNoMS Nidaros.
History
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:
  • Sails
  • Steam engine, 200 hp (149 kW)
Armament: 6 × 60-pounder cannon

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.

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

  1. ↑ 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


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