HNoMS Sleipner (1877)
Sleipner after the rebuild in 1900 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Norway | |
| Name | Sleipner |
| Namesake | Sleipnir – the eight-legged steed of Odin |
| Builder | Navy Yard, Karljohansvern |
| Yard number | 56 |
| Laid down | 1 January 1877 |
| Launched | 7 August 1877 |
| Christened | 20 May 1878 |
| Decommissioned | 1935 |
| Out of service | 1 January 1919 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | .1 class gunboat |
| Displacement | 720 long tons (732 t) |
| Length | 53.26 m (174 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | 650 hp (485 kW) Reciprocating steam engines and sails |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 90 |
| Armament |
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HNoMS Sleipner was a 1. class gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy. Like all other Norwegian gunships of her era, she carried a heavy armament on a diminutive hull. The vessel was built at the Naval Yard at Horten, and had yard number 56.