HNoMS Heimdal (1892)
HNoMS Heimdal was a Norwegian warship built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania, Norway in 1892 with build number 137.
The royal yacht Heimdal at Horten in July 1914 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Norway | |
| Name | Heimdal |
| Namesake | Norse god Heimdall |
| Builder | Akers Mek. verksted in Kristiania |
| Launched | 1892 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Renamed | Rovena (1946) |
| Fate | Sank 80 nm east of Langanes, Iceland 18 August 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 578 tons |
| Length | 55 m (180.45 ft) |
| Beam | 8.2 m (26.90 ft) |
| Draft | 4.5 m (14.76 ft) |
| Propulsion | 650 hp vertical triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft |
| Speed | 12 knots (22.22 km/h) |
| Complement | 62 men |
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She was built to patrol Norwegian territorial waters and act as a rescue ship for sea travelers. Throughout her life she served in numerous roles; as a royal yacht (1892–1905, 1905–1908), command ship (1905), offshore patrol vessel and rescue ship (1892–1940), headquarters and depot ship (1940–1943), accommodation ship (1945–1946) and civilian cargo ship (1946–1947).
Heimdal spent most of her service life on the coasts of Finnmark and in the Arctic seas, with her first cruise from 30 September 1892 and her first Arctic patrol in April and May 1893.
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