Svea-class coastal defence ship

HMS Svea
Class overview
Name: Svea class
Builders: Lindholmen At Goteborg and Norkoping (2)
Operators: Swedish Navy
Succeeded by: Oden class coastal defence ship
Completed: 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)
Complement: 252
Armament:
  • 2 × 10 in (25 cm)
  • 4 × 6 in (15 cm) (4 × 1)
  • 6 × 5.7 cm (2.2 in) (6 × 1)
  • 3 × 15 in (38 cm) torpedo tubes
Armour:
  • 11.5 in (29 cm) belt
  • 11.5 in (29 cm) turret

The Svea class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy. The class comprised Svea, Göta and Thule.

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The 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 ton. 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).

Armour

The ships had belt armour of 11.5 in (29 cm) and 11.5 in (29 cm) turret armour.

Armament

The 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.

Construction

Svea was laid down at the Lindholmen At Goteborg and launched in 1886. Göta and Thule were both laid down at Norkoping shipyard and were launched in 1891 and 1893.

The turrets

All the main turrets of Swea class ships were installed at Ellenabbsfortet, located at Aspö, a small island near Karlskrona harbour. The turrets were scrapped in the thirties.

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