Nymphe
| Country | Germany |
| Commissioned | 1 Jan 1897 |
| Decommissioned | 1 Jan 1948 |
| Displacement | 3,858 tons standard |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseTordenskjold, a 3858-ton coast defense battleship, was built in England. Launched in 1897, she served in the Norwegian Navy until captured during the German conquest in April 1940. She was taken over by the German Navy, converted to an antiaircraft ship and renamed Nymphe. Bombed and beached in May 1945, she was scrapped in 1948.
ww2dbaseSource: Naval Historical Center
Last Major Revision: Jan 2005
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Nymphe Operational Timeline
| 1 Jan 1897 | Nymphe was commissioned into service. |
| 1 Jan 1948 | Nymphe was decommissioned from service. |
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9 Jun 2025 03:03:00 PM
https://gfx.nrk.no/_3Fr0SVn1p5vkxnaw7gOOAMUjrgsSAiI_41JSvM68DUw
In this NRK story, there is information about the end of this vessel. It ran aground north of Lille-Molla in Lofoten and was beached to save crew and passengers, just after the war. Interestningly, the ship had a german captain, but was under norwegian command. In the image, it seems the ship was retrofitted with a platform and scouting helicopter with the shape of a Flettner 282 just before the war ended. Museum Nord could possibly provide more info on this.