HMS Clas Fleming
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HMS Clas Fleming |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Constructor | Finnboda, Stockholm |
| Launched: | 1910 |
| Commissioned: | May 1914 |
| Struck: | Jan 1959 |
| Fate: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,640 tons |
| Length: | 290 ft |
| Width: | 35 ft |
| Draft: | 14.5 ft |
| Armament: | 4×5 in (4x1), 3×40 mm A.A. guns, 200 mines |
| Propulsion: | DeLaval geared gas turbines, 2 screws, 7,200 shp = 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 160 |
The HMS Clas Fleming, also known as the Rhenania RH-92[citation needed]., was a mine cruiser used by Sweden from World War I until the Cold War. It was named after one of the admirals named Clas Fleming.
Statistics:
- Class: ClasFleming - 1 ship of 1910
- Displacement: 1,640 tons
- Dimensions: 290 x 35 x 14.5 ft (4.4 m)
- Machinery: DeLaval geared gas turbines, 2 screws, 7,200 shp (5370 kW) = 20 knots (37 km/h)
- Armor: Side belt 1 in, turrets 1½-3 in., deck 1 in, C.T. 1½-3 in
- Armament: 4-5 in (4x1), 3-40 mm A.A. guns
- Mines: 200
- Complement: 160
- Builder: Finnboda, Stockholm, Sweden
- Laid Down:
- Launched: Dec 1912
- Commissioned: May 1914
- Decommissioned: Jan 1959
Service: Rebuilt with new engines and armament 1939-40.
