HNoMS Tor (1939)

History
Norway
Name	Tor
Namesake	Thor – god of thunder in Norse mythology
Builder	Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted in Fredrikstad (hull) Karljohansvern naval yard in Horten (completion)
Yard number	128
Laid down	November 1938
Launched	7 September 1939
Fate	Scuttled by own crew to prevent capture by the Germans
Nazi Germany
Name	Tiger
Namesake	Panthera tigris
Acquired	16 April 1940
Commissioned	13 June 1940
Fate	Handed back to Norway after VE Day
Service record
Part of:	7th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (June 1940–December 1940) 27th U-boat Flotilla (December 1940–end of the war)
Commanders:	Kapitänleutnant Herbert Juttner (June 1940–June 1941) Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Nose (June 1941–?)
Operations:	Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany (1940)
Norway
Name	Tor
Acquired	May 1945
Decommissioned	1959
Fate	Sold for scrap
General characteristics as built
Class and type	Sleipner-class destroyer
Displacement	735 tons[1]
Length	74.30 m (243.77 ft)
Beam	7.75 m (25.43 ft)
Draught	4.15 m (13.62 ft)
Propulsion	Two De Laval geared turbines with two shafts and 12,500 hp
Speed	32 knots (59.26 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482.00 km) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Armament	Not yet fitted when scuttled
Notes	Norwegian data retrieved from [2]
General characteristics in German service
Class and type	none
Displacement	708 tons
Length	74.10 m (243.11 ft)
Beam	7.75 m (25.43 ft)
Draught	2.82 m (9.25 ft)
Propulsion	Two De Laval geared turbines with two shafts and 12,500 hp
Speed	30 knots (55.56 km/h)
Armament	1 × 10.5 cm main gun (since 1941) 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun 2 × 2 cm AA guns (four since 1941) 2 × double 53.3 cm torpedo tubes 24 mines
Notes	German service characteristics data retrieved from[3]

HNoMS Tor was a Sleipner-class destroyer of the Royal Norwegian Navy that was launched in September 1939. She was under outfitting and testing when Nazi Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940. Although scuttled by Norwegian naval personnel to prevent her from being captured by the invading forces, she was soon salvaged by the Germans and put into service with the Kriegsmarine. Under the name Tiger she served out the war as an escort and training vessel, being recovered by the Norwegians in Denmark after the German capitulation in 1945. After the war she was converted to a frigate and served until 1959.