HNoMS Eidsvold

Eidsvold in 1905
History
Norway
NameEidsvold
NamesakeTown of Eidsvold
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth, Newcastle on Tyne
Laid down1899
Launched14 June 1900
Commissioned1901
FateSunk 9 April 1940 in Narvik Harbour, Norway
General characteristics
Class & typeEidsvold-class coastal defence ship
Displacement4,233 tons (standard)
Length94.60 m (310 ft 4 in)
Beam15.70 m (51 ft 6 in)
Draft5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
  • steam engines with
  • 4,500 hp (3,400 kW)
Speed17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph)
Complement270 fully crewed, reduced to 228 in 1940, just 183 aboard when sunk
Armament
  • 2 × 21 cm (8.3 in) guns
  • 6 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
  • 6 × 7.6 cm (3.0 in) guns
  • Torpedo tubes
  • AA armament:
    • 2 × 76 mm AA guns
    • 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
    • 2 × 12.7 mm Colt anti-aircraft machine guns
    • 4 × 7.92 mm Colt anti-aircraft machine guns
Notes

HNoMS Eidsvold was a coastal defence ship and the lead ship of her class, serving in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne in 1899, she was considered long out-dated when sunk by German torpedoes in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940 during the German invasion of Norway (Operation Weserübung).