The HNoMS ''Gor'' was a
''Gor''-class Rendel gunboat built for the
Royal Norwegian Navy at
Karljohansvern Naval Yard in
Horten
is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the town of Åsgårdstrand an ...
in 1884. She was one of a class of two gunboats - the other ship in her class being ''
Tyr''. The ''Gor'' and ''Tyr'' can be seen as improved
''Vale''-class gunboats.
Construction and armament
''Gor'' was built at Karljohansvern Naval Yard in Horten, and had yard number 64.
Her main gun was 7.8m meters long,
or about a quarter of the length of the whole vessel. In addition she was armed with three smaller, automatic guns for self defence.
Shortly before
World War I, ''Gor'' was rebuilt as a
mine layer
A minelayer is any warship, submarine or military aircraft deploying explosive mines. Since World War I the term "minelayer" refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines. "Mine planting" was the term for installing controll ...
. During this rebuild, the heavy gun and one of the 37 mm guns was replaced with two more potent 76 mm guns. Since the heavy gun and ammunition was removed, ''Gor'' could carry 55 mines.
Service history
''Gor'' was kept in service until the
German invasion German invasion may refer to:
Pre-1900s
* German invasion of Hungary (1063)
World War I
* German invasion of Belgium (1914)
* German invasion of Luxembourg (1914)
World War II
* Invasion of Poland
* German invasion of Belgium (1940)
...
in 1940. Until the surrender of Norwegian forces in southern Norway, she mostly operated in the
Sognefjord, and she fell into German hands for the remainder of the war.
After
World War II, ''Gor'' was returned to the Royal Norwegian Navy, and scrapped shortly thereafter.
Footnotes
Bibliography
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External links
Naval history via Flix: ''Gor'' retrieved 1 March 2006
Naval ships of Norway captured by Germany during World War II
Ships built in Horten
Gor-class gunboats
World War II minelayers of Norway
1884 ships
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