HNoMS Pol III
Pol III as a whaler before the Second World War | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Norway | |
| Name | Pol III |
| Laid down | 1926 |
| Launched | July 1926 |
| Out of service | 8 April 1940 |
| Captured | by the Germans on 14 April 1940 |
| Service record | |
| Operations | Opposing the German invasion of Norway |
| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | NO-05 Samoa |
| Acquired | 14 April 1940 |
| Renamed | V-6105 and NH-05 |
| Fate | Handed back to Norway after VE Day |
| Service record | |
| Operations | Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany |
| Norway | |
| Name | Pol III |
| Acquired | 1945 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5172597 |
| Fate | Sold off to civilian interests post-World War II, scrapped in 2011. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 214 tons |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 11.0 knots (20.37 km/h) |
| Complement | 15 men |
| Armament |
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Pol III was a patrol boat of the Royal Norwegian Navy, used for guarding the inlet of the Oslofjord in early April 1940. She was a small vessel, originally a whaler, of 214 tons. She is best known for being the first Norwegian unit to engage the German invasion forces during the 1940 Operation Weserübung.