HNoMS Skorpionen explained

HNoMS Skorpionen was the lead ship of her class of three monitors built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in the 1860. She was scrapped in 1908, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated.

The two other ships in her class was and . The slightly later can be seen as an improved Skorpionen-class monitor.

The name translates as The Scorpion.

Details

Skorpionen was armed with two heavy rifled muzzle-loaders in a revolving turret. She had five inches of iron armour on her deck, and her turret was protected by twelve inches of iron armour.

References

• Naval History via Flix: KNM Skorpionen, retrieved 16 January 2006.