HMS Göta Lejon
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 HMS Göta Lejon |
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | November 17, 1945 |
| Commissioned: | December 15, 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | July 1, 1970 |
| Fate: | Sold to Chile renamed Almirante Latorre |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,200/9,200 tons |
| Length: | 182 metres |
| Beam: | 16,7 metres |
| Draft: | 5,7 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 445 |
| Armament: | Originally 7 × 6 in, 20 × 40 mm, 9 × 20 mm guns, 6 torpedoes; Changed in 1950 to 7 × 6 in, 21 × 40 mm, 6 × 40 mm guns, 6 torpedoes |
| Motto: | "Ne nemo impune lassecet" (No one provokes me without being punished) |
HMS Göta Lejon was the name of the last Swedish cruiser. Together with her sister ship HMS Tre Kronor they are the largest ships ever to serve in the Swedish Navy. In 1971 the Göta Lejon was sold to Chile were she was renamed Almirante Latorre. There, she served in the Chilean Navy until 1984.
| Tre Kronor-cruiser |
| Tre Kronor | Göta Lejon |
List of cruisers |
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