HNoMS Heimdal (1892)

	The royal yacht Heimdal at Horten in July 1914
History
Norway
Name	Heimdal
Namesake	Norse god Heimdall
Builder	Akers Mek. verksted in Kristiania
Launched	1892
Decommissioned	1946
Renamed	Rovena (1946)
Fate	Sank 80 nm east of Langanes, Iceland 18 August 1947
General characteristics
Displacement	578 tons
Length	55 m (180.45 ft)
Beam	8.2 m (26.90 ft)
Draft	4.5 m (14.76 ft)
Propulsion	650 hp vertical triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft
Speed	12 knots (22.22 km/h)
Complement	62 men
Armament	As built:; 4 × 65 mm (2.56 inch) guns; 2 × 37 mm (1.45 inch) guns; After 1921 rearmament:; 4 × 76 mm (3 inch) guns; 2 × 37 mm guns;
Notes	All the above listed information, unless otherwise noted, was acquired from

HNoMS Heimdal was a Norwegian warship built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania, Norway in 1892 with build number 137.^[2]

She was built to patrol Norwegian territorial waters and act as a rescue ship for sea travelers. Throughout her life she served in numerous roles; as a royal yacht (1892–1905, 1905–1908), command ship (1905),^[5] offshore patrol vessel and rescue ship (1892–1940),^[3] headquarters and depot ship (1940–1943), accommodation ship (1945–1946) and civilian cargo ship (1946–1947).^[6]

Heimdal spent most of her service life on the coasts of Finnmark and in the Arctic seas, with her first cruise from 30 September 1892 and her first Arctic patrol in April and May 1893.^[3]

^ Abelsen 1986: 287
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Abelsen 1986: 213
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sivertsen 2000: 45
^ Hansen, Sven Andreas. "Europa-uken 1914 i Horten". Vestfold University College and Borre Historical Society (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 February 2009.
^ Børresen, Jacob (14 March 2005). "De Sjømilitære Forberedelsene i 1905" (in Norwegian). Oslo Militære Samfund. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
^ Abelsen 1986: p. 209, 213, 286–287

[Abelsen_287-1] Abelsen 1986: 287

[Abelsen_213-2] Abelsen 1986: 213

[Sivertsen2000_45-3] Sivertsen 2000: 45

[Europa-4] Hansen, Sven Andreas. "Europa-uken 1914 i Horten". Vestfold University College and Borre Historical Society (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 February 2009.

[5] Børresen, Jacob (14 March 2005). "De Sjømilitære Forberedelsene i 1905" (in Norwegian). Oslo Militære Samfund. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2009.

[6] Abelsen 1986: p. 209, 213, 286–287

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History
The royal yacht Heimdal at Horten in July 1914
Norway
Name	Heimdal
Namesake	Norse god Heimdall
Builder	Akers Mek. verksted in Kristiania
Launched	1892
Decommissioned	1946
Renamed	Rovena (1946)
Fate	Sank 80 nm east of Langanes, Iceland 18 August 1947^[1]
General characteristics
Displacement	578 tons
Length	55 m (180.45 ft)
Beam	8.2 m (26.90 ft)
Draft	4.5 m (14.76 ft)
Propulsion	650 hp vertical triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft
Speed	12 knots (22.22 km/h)
Complement	62 men^[2]^[3]
Armament	As built:^[4] 4 × 65 mm (2.56 inch) guns 2 × 37 mm (1.45 inch) guns After 1921 rearmament:^[2]^[3] 4 × 76 mm (3 inch) guns 2 × 37 mm guns
Notes	All the above listed information, unless otherwise noted, was acquired from ^[2]