HNoMS Thrudvang

History
Norway
Name	Thrudvang
Namesake	Þrúðvangr – the realm of the Norse god Thor
Launched	1869
Fate	Scrapped 1918
General characteristics
Class and type	Skorpionen-class monitor
Displacement	1,501 metric tons (1,477 long tons)
Length	60.88 m (199 ft 9 in)
Beam	13.54 m (44 ft 5 in)
Draft	3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power	380 ihp (280 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Vibrating lever steam engine, 4 cylindrical boilers
Speed	6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph)
Range	950 nautical miles (1,760 km; 1,090 mi)
Complement	80–104
Armament	2 × 270 mm (10.6 in) Armstrong guns
Armor	Belt: 124 mm (4.9 in); Gun turret: 270 mm (11 in); Deck: 24.6 mm (1.0 in); Conning tower: 225 mm (8.9 in);

HNoMS Thrudvang was a monitor built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1869. She was scrapped in 1918, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated. The slightly later Thor can be seen as an improvement of the Skorpionen class.

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