Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Royal Norwegian Navy — Destroyer 1908

HNoMS Draug (1908)

Draug-class destroyer

Displacement
578 long tons (587 t)
Length
69.2 m (227 ft)
Beam
7.3 m (24 ft)
Speed
27 knots (50 km/h, 31.1 mph)
Complement
76
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

Service

  1. Royal Norwegian Navy as Draug1908 — 19 November 19431,540 days of the war
Draug-class destroyer Particulars
Name
HNoMS Draug
Pennant / hull number
1908
Namesake
The sea revenant Draugr
Builder
The Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard at Karljohansvern in Horten
Launched
18 March 1908
Commissioned
1908
Decommissioned
19 November 1943
Fate
Sold for scrapping in 1944 (1944)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
578 long tons (587 t)
Length
69.2 m (227 ft)
Beam
7.3 m (24 ft)
Draught
2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Speed
27 knots (50 km/h, 31.1 mph)
Complement
76
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

HNoMS Draug was a Draug-class destroyer in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy. She carried the pennant number 1908. She was named for The sea revenant Draugr. She was built by The Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard at Karljohansvern in Horten. She entered service in 1908, having been launched on 18 March 1908.

Her class ran to three ships. The class followed the Valkyrjen and was succeeded by the Sleipner-class destroyer.

She displaced 578 long tons. She measured 69.2 m (227 ft) long with a beam of 7.3 m (24 ft). Her designed speed was 27 knots, and she carried a complement of 76.

Her main battery was six 76 mm (3.0 in) guns.

She was in commission for 1,540 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 19 November 1943.

She was broken up for scrap in 1944.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • Triple expansion steam engine with 7500 hp
Armament
  • 6 × 7.6 cm (3-inch) guns
  • 1 × 12.7 mm Colt
  • anti-aircraft machine gun
  • 1 × Madsen anti-aircraft machine
  • gun (inoperable)
  • 3 × trainable 45 cm torpedo tubes
  • 4 × depth charges

Sister ships

Sources

  • Facts harvested from HNoMS Draug (1908) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.