HNOMS TROLL

The destroyer 'HNoMS ''Troll''', known localy as ''Torpedojager 'Troll''' (litt.: ''torpedohunter''), was the second destroyer built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, and was a Draug class destroyer. She was keept in service long after she was obsolete, and took part in the defence of Norway after the German invasion in 1940.
==Norwegian campaign==
On 9 April ''Troll'' was stationed at Måløy, as part of the 2nd Naval District's 1st destroyer division ^[2]. 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.

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German service

Post-war

Name

Other RNoN ship called ''Troll''

See also

References

Source

External links

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.^[3]

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.
''Troll'' was built at the naval shipyard in Horten, and her buildnumber was 104.

Name

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

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.

See also

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

References

1. Abelsen 1986: 28
2. Administrative Order of Battle Royal Norwegian Navy 2nd Naval District
3. german-navy.de on the ''Troll''

Source

★ Abelsen, Frank: ''Norwegian naval ships 1939-1945'', Sem & Stenersen AS, Oslo 1986 ISBN 82-7046-050-9 &

External links

★ german-navy.de article on ''Troll''

★ Naval History via Flix: KNM Draug, retrieved 29 January 2006

★ Ships of the Norwegian navy, retrieved 29 January 2006

★ Byggenummer ved Horten verft, retrieved 8 February 2006