Trond Aasland Class Destroyer
MNS Trond Aasland anchored in Viken Bay at Pier 22, Viken Naval Base, waiting for orders from the Admiralitet (May 10th, 1938)
MNS Aleksander Rike chasing down Secrazchaki submarine N81 in protection of convoy RT-1P (October 30th, 1942)
The
Trond Aasland Class, or
Aasland Class, was a class of destroyers built for the Royal Mestran Navy, Royal Eskiltorp Navy, and Royal Kærgård Navy that saw action during The Great War. These ships were originally designed to be large torpedo boats, but after the Battle of Holmsvåg Isles, in which the 7th Torpedo Destroyer Flotilla were destroyed by Talmerian destroyers, the design was changed quickly to a gun focused ship. Along with that, the change was influenced by newer destroyers from Onshokostan, Secrazchak, and Reussland. The Trond Aasland's evolved into a quick, agile, and dangerous destroyers, often becoming symbols of prestige and hope during the dark years of the war for Mestra.
As some of the Royal Mestran Navy's most powerful and advanced destroyers, the Trond Aasland class served in nearly every naval theatre during the Great War. With the end of the war, most Trond Aasland class ships were modernized and kept in service, then being placed in reserve, then either being sold to other countries or scrapped. 2 Trond Aasland class ships survive today, with one belonging to the Royal Kærgård Navy, which is a museum ship in Rødhavn, and the other one belonging to the Royal Mestran Navy, which is a museum ship in Viken, along with the battleship Viken.
Class overview
Displacement - 1,900 tonnes standard
Speed - 36 knts
Range - 6,000 nmi at 12 knts
Main armament - 4x twin 4.7" DP guns
Torpedoes - 1x quadruple 533mm
Ships in class
Royal Mestran Navy -
MNS Trond Aasland (090) - Scrapped, 1951
MNS Runar Flaten (091) - Sunk by coastal fire, 1946
MNS Iver Fjerstad (092) - Preserved as a museum ship, 1968
MNS David Aarvold (093) - Scrapped, 1951
MNS Ragnar Wilberg (094) - Scrapped, 1951
MNS Jim Juel (095) - Sold to Estry, 1950
MNS Erlend Hanstad (096) - Sold to Estry, 1950
MNS Oddmund Reiten (097) - Scrapped, 1951
MNS Mads Moy (098) - Sunk by aircraft, 1943
MNS Hallvard Lykken (099) - Sunk by as target ship, 1994
MNS Gjermund Wermager (100) - Sunk by naval gunfire, 1943
MNS Alf Houg (101) - Sunk by torpedoes, 1945
MNS Filip Oines (102) - Scrapped, 1951
MNS Aleksander Rike (103) - Scrapped, 1951
MNS Alfred Bole (104) - Scrapped, 1951
MNS Kenneth Svendsen (105) - Sunk by naval mines, 1945
Royal Eskiltorp Navy -
ENS Olav Stoa (121) - Scrapped, 1965
EsNS Fribjerg (122) - Sold to Engård, 1967
Royal Kærgård Navy -
KæNS Edvin Thomsen (123) - Scrapped, 1978
KæNS Tüme (124) - Sunk by aircraft, 1942
KæNS Christopher Lystad (125) - Scrapped, 1978
KæNS Blönströnd (126) - Scrapped, 1980
KæNS Hässlesås (127) - Scrapped, 1980
Royal Engård Naval Force -
EnNFS Gunnar Finseth (122) - Purchased in 1967, Scrapped, 1991