HNoMS Troll

HNoMS Troll

The destroyer HNoMS "Troll", known locally as "Torpedojager Troll" (litt.: "torpedo hunter"), was the second destroyer built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, as the second ship of the "Draug" class destroyers. She was built at the naval shipyard in Horten, with build number 104. [Horten municipal archive for local history: [http://www.lokalhistoriskarkiv.no/arkivet/historiske_sider/horten_verft/byggenummer Build numbers at Horten Yard] no icon] She was kept in service long after she was obsolete, and took part in the defence of Norway after the German invasion in 1940.

Name

She was named after the Troll, a mythical anthropomorphic race from Scandinavia.

Norwegian campaign

On 9 April "Troll" was stationed at Måløy, as part of the 2nd Naval District's 1st destroyer division [ [http://niehorster.orbat.com/022_norway/navy_02.htm Administrative Order of Battle Royal Norwegian Navy 2nd Naval District] ] . Commanded by Captain J. Dahl the vessel operated in the Sognefjord after the German invasion.

As the forces in the Sognefjord naval district started surrendering 1 May "Troll" was ordered to sail to the UK, but due to a lack of both crew and coal the ship was unable to do so. Hence, she struck her flag in Florø on 4 May 1940. The abandoned ship was seized in Florø by the Germans on 18 May.

German service

After capture "Troll", retaining its original name, was rebuilt by the Germans as a distillation vessel and steam supply ship, having her whole superstructure removed. She was used as such at the Laksevåg shipyard near Bergen from 1941 until she was returned to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1945. [ [http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/captured/torpedoboats/troll/index.html German-navy.de on the "Troll"] ]

Post-war

Although "Troll" survived the war years and was returned to her proper owners, she was by then too worn down to see further service and was sold for scrapping in 1949.

Other RNoN ship called "Troll"

From 1959 to 1965 The Royal Norwegian Navy had a River class frigate called HNoMS "Troll". The frigate was rebuilt as a submarine support ship and renamed HNoMS "Horten" in 1965, continuing to serve until 1973.

ee also

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

References

Literature

* Abelsen, Frank: "Norwegian naval ships 1939-1945", Sem & Stenersen AS, Oslo 1986 ISBN 82-7046-050-8 en icon&no icon

External links

* [http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/captured/torpedoboats/troll/index.html german-navy.de article on "Troll"]
* [http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/288216x53056/8330/a0.htm Naval History via Flix: KNM Draug] , retrieved 29 January 2006 en icon
* [http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/Norw_navy_ships.html Ships of the Norwegian navy] , retrieved 29 January 2006 en icon
* [http://www.lokalhistoriskarkiv.no/arkivet/historiske_sider/horten_verft/byggenummer Byggenummer ved Horten verft] , retrieved 8 February 2006 no icon


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