Description

Norway contracted with EOC to build several Coastal Defense Ships and other, smaller warships during the 1890s-1900s. These and other ships were armed with EOC weapons. For the 21 cm/44, Pattern A armed the gunboat Aeger, Pattern B armed the Coastal Defense Ships of the Tordenskjold class and Pattern C armed the Coastal Defense Ships of the Norge class. Actual bore diameter of these weapons was 20.9 cm (8.2").

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Additional Pictures

Sources

"Naval Weapons of World War One" by Norman Friedman
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Forsvarets museer (Norwegian Armed Forces Museum)

Page History

19 July 2020 - New datapage