HNoMS Laugen (1918-1950)
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| Career (Norway) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Laugen |
| Builder: | Akers Mek. verksted in Kristiania |
| Launched: | 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 1950 |
| Fate: | Decommisioned in 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 351 tons |
| Length: | 42 metres (137.80 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.5 metres (27.89 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.3 metres (7.55 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 340 hp steam engine |
| Speed: | 9.9 knots (18.33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 35 men |
| Armament: | 2 x 76 millimetres (2.99 in) guns 120 mines |
The minelayer HNoMS Laugen was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I, as the lead ship of a two ship class. Her sister ship was Glommen.
A rather small vessel, she and her sister ship were kept in service until the German invasion in 1940. Laugen surrendered to the Germans on 14 April 1940, and like her sister ship was rebuilt as a floating anti aircraft battery. She was returned to the Norwegian Navy in 1945 and decommissioned in 1950.
Laugen was built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania. She was named after the river Lågen in southern Norway.
[edit] External links
- Naval history via FLIX: Glommen, retrieved 17 March 2006
- Ships of the Norwegian navy, retrieved 17 March 2006
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