HNoMS Stord (G26)
![]() HNoMS Stord in December 1943
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History | |
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Name | Success |
Builder | J. Samuel White |
Laid down | 25 February 1942 |
Launched | 3 March 1943 |
Fate | Transferred to Norway |
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Name | Stord |
Namesake | The island of Stord |
Commissioned | 26 August 1943 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 1959 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | S-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.6 m) (o/a) |
Beam | 35 ft 9 in (10.9 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) (deep) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines |
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 4,675 nmi (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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Armament |
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HNoMS Stord was a
Description
Stord displaced 1,710 long tons (1,740 t) at
The ship was armed with four 45-
Construction and career
She was laid down as HMS Success, but transferred to the Norwegians before completion. She was renamed HNoMS Stord when commissioned on 26 August 1943 under the command of Lt.-Cdr. Skule Storheill. The ship served in the Home Fleet in the 23rd Destroyer Flotilla.[citation needed]
She played an important role in the Battle of the North Cape sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst. Stord went in as close as 400 yards (360 m) to the Scharnhorst before firing torpedoes. After the battle, Admiral Fraser sent the following message to the Admiralty: "... Please convey to the C-in-C Norwegian Navy. Stord played a very daring role in the fight and I am very proud of her...". In an interview in The Evening News on 5 January 1944, the commanding officer of HMS Duke of York said: "... the Norwegian destroyer Stord carried out the most daring attack of the whole action..."[citation needed]
In June 1944 Stord also took part in the
Postwar
Stord was officially purchased from the
A model of Stord (approximately 300:1) can be seen in the D-Day museum at Arromanches, Normandy.[citation needed]
On 28 September 2014, Håkon Nilsen (1913-1976), the torpedo commander aboard Stord during the Scharnhorst attack, was the first Norwegian war veteran who in recognition of heroic service was posthumously awarded the Arctic Star by the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
In 2015 another Arctic Star was awarded to Chief Petty Officer Arne Olsen (1917-1990) who saw active service for the Norwegian Navy.[citation needed]
References
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- English, John (2001). Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45. Windsor, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 978-0-9560769-0-8.
- ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
External links
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- Evig Heder (Eternal Honor) by Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK)