HNoMS Hessa
Sister ship HNoMS Hitra entering Scalloway harbour, June 2003 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | SC-683 |
| Builder | American Cruiser Co., Trenton, MI |
| Laid down | 9 April 1942 |
| Launched | 14 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 November 1942 |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Norwegian Navy, October 1943 |
| History | |
| Norway | |
| Name | Hessa |
| Namesake | Island of Hessa |
| Commissioned | 26 October 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 125 tons |
| Length | 110.6 ft (33.71 m) |
| Beam | 18.8 ft (5.73 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Propulsion | Two General Motors diesel engines with 1,200 hp, two shafts |
| Speed | 20 knots (37.04 km/h) |
| Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,630.00 km) at 10 knots (18.52 km/h) |
| Complement | 24 men |
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| Notes | All the above listed information, unless otherwise noted, was acquired from |
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The HNoMS Hessa was a Royal Norwegian Navy submarine chaser that saw action during World War II. She was named after the Norwegian island of Hessa.