HNoMS Æger (1894)

History
Norway
NameÆger
NamesakeÆgir – the Jötunn king of the sea in Norse mythology
BuilderKarljohansvern Naval Yard, Horten
Launched17 May 1894
Commissioned1894
Decommissioned1932
General characteristics
TypeRendel gunboat
Displacement413 long tons (420 t) or 420 long tons (427 t) [sources disagree]
Length33.22 m (109.0 ft)
Draught2.36 m (7 ft 9 in)
Propulsion350 hp (260 kW) engine
Speed9.8 knots (11.3 mph; 18.1 km/h)
Complement43
Armament
  • 1 × 21 cm (8.3 in) gun
  • 1 × 10-pdr 7.11 cm (2.8 in) QF gun
  • 2 × 4-pdr 5 cm (2.0 in) QF guns
ArmourDeck: 38 mm (1.5 in)

HNoMS Æger was a Rendel gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Karljohansvern Naval Yard in 1894, as the last of the 2. class gunboats. Larger than the other, older 2. class gunboats, Æger had a 38 mm (1.5 inch) armoured deck.

She was known as Padda ("The Toad") due to the way she looked, and was kept in the fleet until she was decommissioned in 1932.

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