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HNoMS Kong Haakon VII
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| Career (Norway) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kong Haakon VII |
| Builder: | Geo. Lawley, Neponset, Massachusetts, USA |
| Launched: | 29 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 16 September 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 February 1951 |
| Fate: | Sold to Rogaland sailor school |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 357 tons[1] |
| Length: | 174.75 feet (53.26 m) |
| Beam: | 23 feet (7.01 m) |
| Draft: | 7.5 feet (2.29 m) |
| Propulsion: | Two 10 cylinder Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines with 3,600 hp, two shafts |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37.04 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 nautical miles (7,408.00 km) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h) |
| Complement: | 47 men |
| Armament: | 2 x 3 in. gun 2 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 x .303 Colt anti-aircraft machineguns 2 x depth charge throwers 60 depth charges |
Kong Haakon VII, sometimes also erroneously King Haakon VII, was a Royal Norwegian Navy escort ship during World War II, named after King Haakon VII of Norway.
She was formerly part of the U.S. Navy as USS PC 467. The ship was built in Neponset, Massachusetts where she was launched in 29 April 1942.
She was taken over by the Norwegian Navy on 16 September 1942 in the presence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha. Her first CO was lt Lund, during the war she escorted 79 convoys, sailed 85 000 NM and had no accidents or losses.
She was decommissioned and sold to Rogaland sailor school in 1953.
During the handover ceremony Roosevelt delivered his famous "Look to Norway"-speech.
She was the former USS PC 467, taken over by RNoN on 16. sept 1942 in the presence of President Roosevelt and HRH the Crown Princess of Norway. Her first CO was lt Lund, during the war she escorted 79 convoys, sailed 85 000 NM and had no accidents or losses. She was decommissioned and sold to Rogaland sailor school in 1953.
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- ^ Abelsen 1986: 74
- Abelsen, Frank: Norwegian naval ships 1939-1945, Sem & Stenersen AS, Oslo 1986 ISBN 82-7046-050-8
- Norway during WWII net forum (English)