HNoMS Æger (1894)

For other ships with the same name, see HNoMS Æger.

History
Norway
Name	Æger
Namesake	Ægir – the Jötunn king of the sea in Norse mythology
Builder	Karljohansvern Naval Yard, Horten
Launched	17 May 1894
Commissioned	1894
Decommissioned	1932
General characteristics
Type	Rendel gunboat
Displacement	413 long tons (420 t) or 420 long tons (427 t) [sources disagree]
Length	33.22 m (109.0 ft)
Draught	2.36 m (7 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	350 hp (260 kW) engine
Speed	9.8 knots (11.3 mph; 18.1 km/h)
Complement	43
Armament	1 × 21 cm (8.3 in) gun 1 × 10-pdr 7.11 cm (2.8 in) QF gun 2 × 4-pdr 5 cm (2.0 in) QF guns
Armour	Deck: 38 mm (1.5 in)

HNoMS Æger was a Rendel gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Karljohansvern Naval Yard in 1894, as the last of the 2. class gunboats. Larger than the other, older 2. class gunboats, Æger had a 38 mm (1.5 inch) armoured deck.

She was known as Padda ("The Toad") due to the way she looked, and was kept in the fleet until she was decommissioned in 1932.

References

• Naval history via Flix: KNM Aegir, retrieved 13 Feb 2006