Skorpionen class monitor

Skorpionen class monitor

The Skorpionen class monitors were a class of three monitors employed in the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ships were named KNM Skorpionen, KNM Mjølner and KNM Thrudvang. The ships were built from 1865 to 1869. The last ship was scrapped in 1918.

References

* [http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/283109x53056/8330/a0.htm Naval History via Flix: KNM Skorpionen] , retrieved 16 January 2006.


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