The destroyer HNoMS Troll, known locally as Torpedojager Troll (litt.: torpedo hunter), was the second destroyer built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, as the second ship of the Draug-class destroyers. She was built at the naval shipyard in Horten, with yard number 104.[1] She was kept in service long after she was obsolete, and took part in the defence of Norway after the German invasion in 1940.
 Plan of Draug-class destroyer .jpg) Troll abandoned at Florø, May 1940
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Norway | |
| Name | Troll |
| Namesake | The Norse mythological creature Troll |
| Builder | The Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard at Horten |
| Yard number | 104[1] |
| Launched | 7 July 1910[1] |
| Commissioned | 13 March 1912 |
| Out of service | 4 May 1940 |
| Captured | by the Germans 18 May 1940 |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Norwegian Campaign |
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | Troll |
| Acquired | 18 May 1940 |
| Fate | Handed back to Norway after VE Day |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany |
| History | |
| Norway | |
| Name | Troll |
| Acquired | May 1945 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1949 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Draug-class |
| Displacement | 578 tons standard [2] |
| Length | 69.2 m (227.03 ft) |
| Beam | 7.3 m (23.95 ft) |
| Draft | 2.9 m (9.51 ft) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine with 7500 hp |
| Speed | 27 knots (50.00 km/h) |
| Complement | 76 men |
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Norwegian Campaign
editOn 9 April Troll was stationed at Måløy, as part of the 2nd Naval District's 1st destroyer division.[3] Commanded by Captain J. Dahl the vessel operated in the Sognefjord after the German invasion.
As the forces in the Sognefjord naval district started surrendering 1 May Troll was ordered to sail to the UK, but due to a lack of coal the ship was unable to do so. Hence, she struck her flag in Florø on 4 May 1940. Her crew joined the Norwegian land forces. The abandoned ship was found and seized in Florø by the Germans on 18 May.
German service
editAfter capture Troll, retaining its original name, was rebuilt by the Germans as a distillation vessel and steam supply ship, having her whole superstructure removed. She was used as such at the Laksevåg shipyard near Bergen from 1941 until she was returned to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1945.[4]
Post-war
editAlthough Troll survived the war years and was returned to her proper owners, she was by then too worn down to see further service and was sold for scrapping in 1949.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Troll (6103942)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ Abelsen 1986: 28
- ^ Niehorster, Leo. "Scandinavian Campaign: Administrative Order of Battle Royal Norwegian Navy 2nd Naval District". Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ Emmerich, Michael. "Troll". German Naval History. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
Literature
edit- Abelsen, Frank (1986). Norwegian naval ships 1939-1945 (in Norwegian and English). Oslo: Sem & Stenersen AS. ISBN 82-7046-050-8.
External links
edit- Naval History via Flix: KNM Draug, retrieved 29 January 2006 (in English)
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