Norwegian A class submarine

HNoMS A-4
Class overview
Builders:	Krupp Germania shipyard at Kiel, Germany
Operators:	Royal Norwegian Navy
Preceded by:	No preceding class of submarine, only Norwegian B class submarine
In service:	– 16 April 1940
In commission:	2 March 1914
Completed:	Kiel, Germany from 1913 to 1914 and deployed by the Royal Norwegian Navy. The Norwegian government purchased four submarines that were almost completed in 1913 and received three of these before World War I. The fourth, A-5, was seized by German authorities at the outbreak of war and used it as a training vessel in the Baltic Sea. Fates All three A class submarines were lost during the first week following the German invasion of Norway, one in combat and the other two through scuttling. A-2 (2 March 1914 – 9 April 1940) Attacked and severely damaged by the two German Raumboot minesweepers R-22 and R-23 off the Vallø peninsula near Tønsberg in the Oslofjord on 9 April 1940. Her crew was captured and she drifted ashore at Vallø, a total wreck. A-3 (1914 – 16 April 1940) Scuttled by own crew in Verkbukta at Tønsberg on 16 April 1940 A-4 (1914 – 16 April 1940) Scuttled by own crew in Verkbukta at Tønsberg on 16 April 1940 Footnotes Literature Abelsen, Frank (1986) (in Norwegian and English). Norwegian naval ships 1939–1945. Oslo: Sem & Stenersen AS. ISBN 82-7046-050-8.  Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Alice Louise Judd Simpich Class B truck Look at other dictionaries: Norwegian B class submarine — The B class submarines B 2, B 3 and B 4 at quay in Norway Class overview Builders: Karljohansvern Naval shipyard …   Wikipedia Norwegian K class submarine — For other types of submarine called the K class, see K class submarine (disambiguation). HNoMS Kaura at the Laboe Naval Memorial Class overview Operators …   Wikipedia A class submarine — Five classes of submarine are known as the A class* Plunger class of seven submarines of the United States Navy built before World War I is also known as the A class . * British A class submarine (1903) of thirteen submarines of the Royal Navy… …   Wikipedia K class submarine — The term K class submarine may refer to:* British K class submarine * Norwegian K class submarine * United States K class submarine * K class submarine (Soviet) …   Wikipedia British U class submarine — The British U class submarines (officially War Emergency 1940 and 1941 programmes, short hull [Conways All the worlds Fighting Ships 1922 46] ) were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War. The class is… …   Wikipedia PC-461 class submarine chaser — Class overview Operators:  United States Navy …   Wikipedia Orzeł class submarine — Class overview Name: Orzel class submarine Built: 1930s – …   Wikipedia Ula class submarine — The Ula class is a Norwegian submarine type which was assembled in Germany in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The class, consisting of 6 vessels, is currently the only submarine type in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy. History The ordering… …   Wikipedia November class submarine — Class overview Name: project 627 / 627A / 645 Builders: shipyard No. 402 in …   Wikipedia Delta class submarine — Delta IV class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine. The Delta class (Project 667B) is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973. They carry nuclear… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”