HDMS Tordenskjold (1880)

Tordenskjold was a torpedo ram built for the Royal Danish Navy in the early 1880s. The ship was sold for scrap in 1908.

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Peter Tordenskjold.
Tordenskjold
History
Kingdom of Denmark
Name: Tordenskjold
Namesake: Vice Admiral Peter Tordenskjold
Builder: Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen
Laid down: 5 June 1879
Launched: 30 September 1880
Commissioned: 29 September 1882
Decommissioned: 14 May 1908
Fate: Scrapped, 1908
General characteristics
Type: Torpedo ram
Displacement: 2,534 t (2,494 long tons)
Length: 67.75 m (222 ft 3 in)
Beam: 13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)
Draft: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts, 2 compound-expansion steam engine
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range: 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement: 220
Armament:
  • 1 × single 355 mm (14 in) gun
  • 4 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss guns
  • 1 × single 380 mm (15 in) torpedo tube (bow)
  • 3 × single 350 mm (13.8 in) torpedo tubes
Armor:

Design and description

Tordenskjold was 67.75 meters (222 ft 3 in) long, had a beam of 13.23 meters (43 ft 5 in) and a draft of 4.8 meters (15 ft 9 in).[1] She displaced 2,534 metric tons (2,494 long tons)[2] and was fitted with a ram bow. Her crew consisted of 220 officers and enlisted men.[3]

The ship was fitted with a pair of Burmeister & Wain compound-expansion steam engines, each engine driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by eight cylindrical boilers. The engines were rated at a total of 2,600 indicated horsepower (1,900 kW) and gave the ship a speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph).[3] Tordenskjold carried a maximum of 170 long tons (173 t) of coal that gave her a range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph).[3]

The ram's main battery consisted of a single 25-caliber 355-millimeter (14 in) gun mounted in the barbette forward of the superstructure. She was also armed with four single 25-caliber 120-millimeter (4.7 in) guns aft, each protected by a gun shield.[1] For defense against torpedo boats, the ship was equipped with four 5-revolving barrel, 37-millimeter (1.5 in), 1-pounder Hotchkiss guns. The ship was also fitted with one 380-millimeter (15 in) and three 355 mm torpedo tubes.[2]

Tordenskjold's waterline was completely unprotected. The barbette was protected by 203 millimeters (8 in) of armor. The deck armor was 95 millimeters (4 in) thick while the conning tower was protected by 31-millimeter (1.2 in) armor plates.[3]

Construction and service

Tordenskjold, named for Vice Admiral Peter Tordenskjold, victor in the 1716 Battle of Dynekilen during the Great Northern War,[4] was laid down on 5 June 1879 by the Orlogsværftet in Copenhagen, launched on 30 September 1880 and commissioned on 29 September 1882.[3]

Notes
  1. Gardiner, p. 366
  2. Balsved
  3. Silverstone, p. 56
  4. Silverstone, p. 60

References
  • Balsved, Johnny E. "TORDENSKJOLD (1882-1908)". Danish Naval History. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  • Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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