HNoMS Storm (1898)

The torpedo boats Brand and Storm at Marvika naval base in 1903
Storm (right) at Marvika naval base in 1903
History
Norway
NameStorm
NamesakeStorm
BuilderThe Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard at Karljohansvern in Horten
Yard number79
Launched1 June 1898
FateSank on 13 April 1940, after striking a skerry on 12 April
General characteristics
Class and type1. class torpedo boat
Displacement107 tons
Length39.9 metres (130.91 ft)
Beam4.9 metres (16.08 ft)
Draught2.7 metres (8 ft 10.30 in)
Propulsion1,100 indicated horsepower triple expansion steam engine
Speed21 knots (38.89 km/h; 24.17 mph)
Range
  • 900 nautical miles (1,666.80 km; 1,035.70 mi) at 12 knots (22.22 km/h; 13.81 mph) or
  • 500 nautical miles (926.00 km; 575.39 mi) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h; 18.41 mph)
Complement19 officers and men
Armament
  • 2 × 37 mm QF guns
  • 2 × 45 cm torpedo tubes
Service record
Part of: 4th Torpedo Boat Division (2nd Naval District)
Commanders:
Operations: Norwegian campaign

HNoMS Storm was a 1.-class torpedo boat constructed in 1898. Storm served the Royal Norwegian Navy for almost 42 years, including neutrality protection duties during the First World War. She was lost in the 1940 Norwegian campaign of the Second World War. During the Norwegian Campaign, she was the only Norwegian warship that launched a torpedo against the invading Germans.


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