Herluf Trolle-class coastal defence ship
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 HDMS Herluf Trolle
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Herluf Trolle class |
| Builders | Copenhagen Navy Yard |
| Operators |  Royal Danish Navy |
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| Completed | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal defence ship |
| Displacement | 3,494 tons |
| Length | 82.87 m (271 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 15.06 m (49 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | 4,200 hp (3,100 kW), two shafts |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 254 |
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The Herluf Trolle class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Royal Danish Navy. The class comprised , and .
Design[]
Dimensions and machinery[]
The ships of the class were 82.87 metres (271 ft 11 in) long, had a beam of 15.06 metres (49 ft 5 in), a draught of 4.93 metres (16 ft 2 in), and had a displacement of 3,494 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4,200 ihp (3,100 kW) and produced a top speed of 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph).
Armour[]
The ships had belt armour of 8 in (20 cm) and 7 in (18 cm) turret armour.
Armament[]
The main armament of the ships were two 9.4 in (24 cm) single gun turrets. Secondary armament included four single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and ten 5.7 cm (2.2 in) single guns.
Construction[]
Herluf Trolle was laid down at the Copenhagen Navy Yard and launched on 1 January 1899. Olfert Fischer was also laid down at Copenhagen Navy Yard and was launched on 1 January 1902.
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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| Copenhagen Naval Yard | 20 Jul 1897 | 1 Sep 1899 | 7 Jun 1901 | Stricken, Apr 1932 | |
| Copenhagen Naval Yard | 20 Oct 1900 | 9 May 1903 | 31 May 1905 | Stricken, Oct 1936 | |
| Copenhagen Naval Yard | 24 Apr 1905 | 2 May 1908 | 24 Sep 1908 | Scuttled during Operation Safari, 29 Aug 1943 |
References[]
- Moore, J: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I (1919; reprinted 1992) ISBN 1 85170 378 0
- Wismann, Tom. "The Coastal Battleship Peder Skram (1908)". In Taylor, Bruce (ed.). The World of the Battleship: The Lives and Careers of Twenty-One Capital Ships of the World's Navies, 1880–1990. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 0870219065.
External links[]
- Coastal defence ships of the Royal Danish Navy
- Coastal defense ship classes
- World War II coastal defence ships