HNoMS Nidaros (1841)

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

HNoMS Nidaros was the first steam corvette of the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was built together with three other corvettes; although different in armament and size, these were quite similar: Nordstjernen, Ellida and Ørnen. These corvettes were built slim, for greater performance under sail.

History
Norway
Name	Nidaros
Namesake	Nidaros – the old name of the city of Trondheim
Launched	20 May 1841
Fate	Scrapped 1903
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	900 long tons (914 t)
Length	53 m (173 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	Sails Steam engine, 200 hp (149 kW)
Armament	6 × 60-pounder cannon

The steam engine of Nidaros performed a maximum of 40 rpm, and the propeller had 6 blades. "Even with our conceptions today, we must admit that this corvette was of a very fine and slender construction (...) Both regarding its steam engine and the six 60-pounder bomb-cannons, Nidaros represented the new age [in the Norwegian Navy]."^[1]

The Nidaros was used as lodging- and training ship for the Navy's torpedo-branch, at least until 1876. She was finally scrapped in 1903.