HNoMS Glommen (1916)

History
Norway
Name	Glommen
Namesake	Glomma River
Builder	Akers Mek. verksted in Kristiania
Launched	1916
Decommissioned	14 April 1940
Fate	Scuttled in 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Glommen class minelayer
Displacement	351 tons
Length	42 m (137.80 ft)
Beam	8.5 m (27.89 ft)
Draft	2.3 m (7.55 ft)
Propulsion	340 hp steam engine
Speed	9.9 knots (18.33 km/h)
Complement	35 men
Armament	2 × 76 mm (2.99 in) guns 120 mines

The

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Glommen was built at

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She was named after the Glomma - the longest and largest river in Norway.

See also

• List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons

External links

• Naval history via FLIX: Glommen, retrieved 17 March 2006