Vale-class gunboat
Vale-class gunboat Note shield protecting RLM gun, and small overall size. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Karljohansverns Verft Naval Yard, Horten |
| Operators | Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Succeeded by | Gor-class gunboat |
| Built | 1874–1878 |
| In commission | 1884–1947 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Scrapped | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat, later rebuilt as minelayer |
| Displacement | 260 long tons (264 t) |
| Length | 28 m (91 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | Coal-fired reciprocating steam engines, 220 shp (164 kW) |
| Speed | 8.5 knots (9.8 mph; 15.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 44 (31 after rebuild) |
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The Vale class was a class of five Rendel (or "flat-iron") gunboats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1874 and 1878. Small, nimble vessels, they were armed with a single large calibre muzzle-loading gun for offensive purposes and several small, quick firing guns for self-defence.