HDMS Tordenskjold (1880)

The Danish ironclad Tordenskjold was a coast defence barbette ironclad named for Peter Tordenskjold, victor in the Battle of Dynekilen during the Great Northern War in 1716.

Tordenskjold
History
Kingdom of Denmark
Name: Tordenskjold
Namesake: Vice Admiral Peter Tordenskjold
Builder: Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen
Laid down: 5 June 1879
Launched: 30 September 1880
Commissioned: 29 September 1882
Decommissioned: 14 May 1908
Fate: Scrapped, 1908 at Stettin
General characteristics
Type: Barbette ironclad
Displacement: 2,534 tonnes (2,494 long tons)
Length: 67.79 m (222 ft 5 in)
Beam: 13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)
Draft: 4.81 m (15.8 ft)
Installed power: 2,600 ihp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range: 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement: 220
Armament:
  • 1 × 355 mm (14 in) gun
  • 4 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss guns
  • 1 × 380 mm (15.0 in) torpedo tube (bow)
  • 3 × 350 mm (13.8 in) torpedo tubes
Armour:

Notes

    References
    • Balsved, Johnny E. "TORDENSKJOLD (1882-1908)". Danish Naval History. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
    • Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
    • Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.


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