Which branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces had the first multi-vessel class of destroyers known as the "Draug" built for them?
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Draug-class destroyer The "Draug" class was the first multi-vessel class of destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN), the first destroyer to be built for the RNoN being "Valkyrjen" , commissioned 17 May 1896.
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Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy (Norwegian: Sjøforsvaret, "the naval defence (forces)") is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway. s of 2008 , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 32,000 when fully mobilized) and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels. The navy also includes the Coast Guard.
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SMS Schleswig-Holstein SMS "Schleswig-Holstein" (] ) was the last of the five "Deutschland"-class battleship s built by the German Kaiserliche Marine. The ship, named for the province of Schleswig-Holstein, was laid down in the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel in August 1905 and commissioned into the fleet nearly three years later. The ships of her class were already outdated by the time they entered service, being inferior in size, armor, firepower and speed to the new generation of dreadnought battleships.
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12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun The 12.7 cm SK C/34 was a German medium-caliber naval gun deployed on destroyers from 1934 through the Second World War. Some of these guns remained in service until 2003 in the coastal defense units of Norway.
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HNoMS Narvik (F304) HNoMS "Narvik" (pennant number F304) was an "Oslo"-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
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NoCGV Svalbard The Norwegian Coast Guard icebreaker and offshore patrol vessel NoCGV "Svalbard" (W303) was constructed by Langsten AS at Tangen Verft shipyard in Kragerø and launched on 17 February 2001. She was named 15 December in Tomrefjord with Minister of Defence Kristin Krohn Devold as godmother, and delivered to the Coast Guard on 18 January 2002. She entered service in mid-2002 and is homeported in Sortland. Her primary operating area is in the Arctic waters north of Norway, the Barents Sea and around the Svalbard islands.
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HNoMS Sleipner Three ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy have borne the name HNoMS "Sleipner". The name is derived from Sleipnir - Odin's magical eight-legged steed, and the greatest of all horses:
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USS Momsen USS "Momsen" (DDG-92) is an "Arleigh Burke"-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy.
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Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel The "Ægir"-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of two vessels serving in the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG). They participated in the two latter Cod Wars.
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War Emergency Programme destroyers The "War Emergency Programme" destroyers were 112 destroyers built for the British Royal Navy during World War II. They were based on the hull and machinery of the earlier J-, K- and N-class destroyers. Due to supply problems and the persistent failure by the Royal Navy to develop a suitable dual-purpose weapon for destroyers, they were fitted with whatever armament was available. Recent advances in radar and weaponry were incorporated as they came available. As a result, they were a relatively heterogeneous class incorporating many wartime advances, but ultimately based on a hull that was too small and with an armament too light to be true first-rate vessels equivalent of their contemporaries. As such they are often described as "utility" destroyers. It was not until the Battle-class destroyer of 1944 that the Royal Navy returned to building larger destroyers. Many vessels were transferred to friendly navies.
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Type 1936-class destroyer The Type 1936-class destroyers were a group of six destroyers built for Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine", during the late 1930s. They all participated in World War II although all but one were sunk or scuttled during the naval Battles of Narvik in 1940.
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HMS Hardy (1936) HMS "Hardy" was the flotilla leader for the H-class destroyers, built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict. "Hardy" was transferred to Freetown, Sierra Leone, in October 1939 to hunt for German commerce raiders in the South Atlantic with Force K. After returning to the United Kingdom in early 1940, the ship became flagship of the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla assigned to the Home Fleet. During the Norwegian campaign of 1940, "Hardy" participated in the First Battle of Narvik where she sank one German destroyer. As the British ships were withdrawing, they were discovered by two other German destroyers that so badly damaged "Hardy" that she had to be run aground to stop her from sinking. The ship was lifted by a rising tide and eventually capsized.
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Najaden-class torpedo boat The Najaden" class, also known as the Huitfeldt"-class, was a class of two torpedo boats built for and operated by the Royal Danish Navy. Construction started in 1942, with the ships being completed in 1947, and continuing in service until 1966.
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SS Dronning Maud (1925) SS "Dronning Maud" was a 1,489 ton steel-hulled steamship built in 1925 by the Norwegian shipyard Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted in Fredrikstad. "Dronning Maud" was ordered by the Trondheim-based company Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskipsselskap for the passenger and freight service Hurtigruten along the coast of Norway. She served this route as the company flagship until she was sunk under controversial circumstances during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign.
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HDMS Gunnar Thorson (A560) The HDMS Gunnar Thorson is a Danish environmental protection vessel built for environmental protection and preservation purposes in 1980-1981. Originally operated by the Danish Ministry of Environmental Protection (now Ministry of the Environment, "Gunnar Thorson" was manned by the Royal Danish Navy throughout its history, but was incorporated fully in the navy on January 1, 1996.
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HNoMS Draug Two ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy have borne the name HNoMS "Draug", after the sea revenant Draugr:
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Gor-class gunboat The "Gor" class was a class of two Rendel (or "flat-iron") gunboats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1884 and 1887. Small, nimble vessels, they were armed with a single large-caliber gun for offensive purposes and several small, quick-firing guns for self-defense.
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Durandal-class destroyer The Durandal" class was a group of four destroyers built for the French Navy between 1896 and 1900, used during the First World War. These vessels were France's first true destroyers rather than torpedo boats. Two units were launched in 1899 while another two followed in 1900. Another four destroyers of the similar Samsun" class were laid down in 1906 and completed in 1907 for the Ottoman Navy, they also served in the First World War.
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HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1909) HNLMS "De Zeven Provinciën" (Dutch: "Hr. Ms. De Zeven Provinciën", ] ) was an armoured warship ("pantserschip") of the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1910 to 1942.
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Weapon-class destroyer The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II. They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class (which followed them) and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War "Emergency Programme". 20 ships were planned, of which only 13 were laid down and 7 were launched, but the cessation of hostilities resulted in only 4 being completed for service. Two of the ships had been previously ordered (as "Celt" and "Centaur") as part of the planned C class , or 15th Emergency flotilla, of 1944, but the orders were changed to the new design.
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HNoMS Valkyrjen HNoMS "Valkyrjen" was a torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Norwegian Navy, built at F. Schichau shipyard in Elbing, Germany. The funds for the ship had been raised by the women of Norway and the ship was named "Valkyrien" in their honour. She was also nicknamed "Damernes krigsskib" ("The Ladies Warship"). The ship had its first sea trial on 11 May 1896 and was swiftly approved. She was completed in Horten, Norway, and delivered to the minister of defence in Christiania (Oslo), on 17 May 1896. The ship was opened to the public for two days before sailing back to Horten.
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Dag Klaveness Dag Klaveness (22 September 1913 – 26 February 1986) was a Norwegian ship-owner.