HNoMS Glommen (1916)

HNoMS Glommen (1916)

The minelayer HNoMS "Glommen" was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I, as the lead ship of the two ship "Glommen" class of minelayers. Her sistership was "Laugen".

A rather small vessel, she and her sistership were kept in service until the German invasion in 1940. "Glommen" surrendered to the Germans on 14 April,1940, and was rebuilt as a floating anti-aircraft battery. She was scuttled at Kirkenes in 1944 by the retreating Germans.

"Glommen" was built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania.

She was named after the Glomma - the longest and largest river in Norway.

ee also

* List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons

External links

* [http://navalhistory.flixco.info/G/288319x9/8330/a0.htm Naval history via FLIX: "Glommen"] , retrieved 17 March 2006
* [http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/Norw_navy_ships.html Ships of the Norwegian navy] , retrieved 17 March 2006


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