HNoMS Skorpionen

HNoMS Skorpionen was the lead ship of her class of three monitors built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in the 1860. She was scrapped in 1908, well after her muzzle-loading guns were outdated.

The two other ships in her class was HNOMS Mjølner and HNOMS Thrudvang. The slightly later HNOMS Thor can be seen as an improved Skorpionen-class monitor.

The name translates as The Scorpion.

Details
Skorpionen was armed with two heavy rifled muzzle-loaders in a revolving turret. She had five inches of iron armour on her deck, and her turret was protected by twelve inches of iron armour.