Allied Warships

HNoMS Gyller

Destroyer of the Sleipner class

NavyThe Royal Norwegian Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassSleipner 
Pennant 
Built byHorten Navy Yard (Oslo, Norway) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched7 Jul 1938 
Commissioned1 Aug 1939 
End service9 Apr 1940 
History

Surrendered to the Germans at Kristiansand on 9 April 1940.
Taken in service by the Kriegsmarine as Löwe.
Returned to Norway in 1945 and converted to ASW frigate in 1948.
Sold for scrap in 1959.

 

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Notable events involving Gyller include:


9 Apr 1940
HNoMS Gyller in Kristiansand harbour fired at Germans bombers until the surrender. (1)

9 Apr 1940
The Germans stated they would bomb Kristiansand city if not the Norwegian naval forces and fortress in the Kristiansand area surrendered. In order to save the citizens and Kristiansand city HNoMS Gyller surrendered. HNoMS Gyller was lost for the Royal Norwegian Navy. (1)

Media links


Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

Sources

  1. Personal communication

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