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HMS Äran (Eng. "Honour") was a Swedish 1st class Pansarskepp. She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. This type of ship is commonly known as a Coast Defence Battleship. Having entered service on September 7, 1902, she was stricken on June 13, 1947. The hulk sank while towed in 1968.
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- Class: Äran - 4 ships
- Äran (1902) - Stricken 1947
- Wasa (1902)
- Tapperheten (1904) - BU 1952
- Manligheten (1904)
- Displacement: 3,650 tons
- Dimensions: 87.5 x 15 x 5.3 metres (287 (o/a) x 50 x 16 ft)
- Machinery: Steam triple-expansion, 2 screws, 7,400 shp = 17 knots
- Armor: Side belt 175 mm (7 in), turrets 125-190 mm /5-7.5 in), deck 25 mm (1 in), Conning tower 200 mm (8 in)
- Armament:
- 2 x 210 mm (8.2 in) m/98
- 6 x 152 mm (6 in) m/98
- 10 x 57 mm m/89B (plus two 37 mm guns on smaller craft)
- 4 x 90 cm searchlights m/00
- 2 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
- Complement: 301
- Builder: Lindholmen Shipyard, Gothenburg
- Laid Down: 1899
- Launched: 1902
- Completed: 1905
- Decommissioned: 1947
