HNoMS Gor (1884)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Norway | |
| Name | Gor |
| Namesake | Gór – mythological co-founder of Norway |
| Builder | Karljohansvern Naval Yard in Horten |
| Launched | 7 May 1884 |
| Commissioned | 1884 |
| Captured | by the Germans in 1940 |
| Service record | |
| Operations | Norwegian Campaign |
| Nazi Germany | |
| Acquired | 1940 |
| Fate | Handed back to Norway after VE Day |
| Service record | |
| Operations | Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany |
| Norway | |
| Acquired | 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class & type | Gor-class Rendel gunboat |
| Displacement | 290 tons |
| Length | 31.27 m (102.59 ft) |
| Propulsion | 420 hp steam engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (18.52 km/h) |
| Complement | 44 |
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| General characteristics after rebuild | |
| Displacement | 290 tons |
| Length | 31.27 m (102.59 ft) |
| Propulsion | 420 hp steam engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (18.52 km/h) |
| Complement | 38 |
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The HNoMS Gor was a Gor-class Rendel gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Karljohansvern Naval Yard in Horten in 1884. She was one of a class of two gunboats - the other ship in her class being Tyr. The Gor and Tyr can be seen as improved Vale-class gunboats.