Bjørgvin-class coastal defence ship
Bjørgvin as HMS Glatton | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Eidsvold class |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Built | 1912–1914 |
| In commission | 1914–1928 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal defence ship |
| Displacement | 4,900 long tons (4,979 t) |
| Length | 94 m (308 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | Coal-fired reciprocating steam engines, 4,000 shp (2,983 kW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 305 |
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| Armour | |
The Bjørgvin-class coastal battleships were ordered by Norway in 1912 to supplement the older Eidsvold and Tordenskjold-class coastal defence ships. The two ships laid down were compulsorily purchased by the British government for the Royal Navy when World War I broke out, and classified as monitors. The British government paid Norway £370,000 as compensation for each ship.