Ragnar-class destroyer
 HSwMS Ragnar at sea
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Kockums Shipyard |
| Operators |  Swedish Navy |
| Preceded by | Wale |
| Succeeded by | Hugin class |
| In commission | 1908–1947 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 350 / 416 tons |
| Length | 66.1 m (216 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | 7,200 ihp (5,400 kW) |
| Propulsion | 4-cylinder triple expansion engine |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 1,400 nmi (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 69 |
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The Ragnar class was a class of three destroyers built for the Royal Swedish Navy before World War I. The class consisted of , , and . The lead ship, Ragnar, was launched May 30, 1908. The design was based on the earlier destroyer Wale. The Ragnar class led a relatively quiet service life performing routine missions such as escorts and exercises between their commissioning before World War I and their decommissioning shortly after World War II.
References[]
Printed sources[]
- Borgenstam, Curt; Insulander, Per; Kaudern, Gösta (1989), Jagare: med Svenska flottans jagare under 80 år (in Swedish), Västra Frölunda: Marinlitteratur, ISBN 91-970700-4-1, SELIBR 7792227
- von Hofsten, Gustav; Waernberg, Jan; Ohlsson, Curt S. (2003), Örlogsfartyg: svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg, [Forum navales skriftserie], 1650-1837 ; [6] (in Swedish), Stockholm: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibl. i samarbete med Marinlitteratur, ISBN 919743843X, SELIBR 8873330
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