The Svea class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Royal Navy. The class comprised Svea, Göta and Thule.
 Svea after her reconstruction.
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Svea class |
| Builders | Lindholmen At Goteborg (1) and Finboda yard (1) |
| Operators |  Swedish Navy |
| Succeeded by | Oden class |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal defense ship |
| Displacement | 3,200 tons |
| Length | 75.7 m (248 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 5.18 m (17 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | 4,700 hp (3,500 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 252 |
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Design
editDimensions and machinery
editThe ships of the class were 75.7 metres (248 ft 4 in) long, had a draught of 5.18 metres (17 ft 0 in), and had a displacement of 3,200 tons. The ships were equipped with reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4,700 ihp (3,500 kW) and produced a top speed of 16 kn (30 km/h).[1][2]
Armour
editThe ships had belt armour of 11.5 in (29 cm) and 11.5 in (29 cm) turret armour.[1][2]
Armament
editThe main armament of the ships was a 10 in (25 cm) twin turret gun. Secondary armament included four single 6 in (15 cm) guns and six 5.7 cm (2.2 in) single guns.[1][2]
Construction
editSvea and Göta were both laid down at the Lindholmen in Gothenburg and launched on 12 December 1886 and 30 September 1891, respectively. Thule was laid down at the Finnboda Yard in Nacka and launched in 1893.[1][2]
Turrets
editAll the main battery turrets of the Svea-class ships were installed at Ellenabbsfortet, located at Aspö, a small island near Karlskrona harbour. The guns were removed in 1936. The turrets were scrapped.[1][2]
Notes
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d e von Hofsten, Gustaf (2003). Örlogsfartyg: Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek. pp. 112–115.
- ^ a b c d e Westerlund, Karl-Erik (1992). Svenska örlogsfartyg 1855-1905 (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Marinlitteraturföreningen. pp. 83–89.
References
edit- von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Örlogsfartyg: Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek. ISBN 91-974015-4-4.
- Westerlund, Karl-Erik (1992). Svenska örlogsfartyg 1855-1905 (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Marinlitteraturföreningen. ISBN 91-87072-13-0.
Further reading
edit- Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 360–363. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Insulander, Per; Olhsson, Curt S. (2001). Pansarskepp: Från John Ericsson till Gustav V (in Swedish). Falkenberg: C B Marinlitteratur. ISBN 91-973187-2-8.