Svea-class coastal defence ship

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HSwMS Svea
Class overview
Name	Svea class
Builders	Lindholmen At Goteborg and Norkoping (2)
Operators	Swedish Navy
Succeeded by	Oden class
Completed	3
Retired	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; 18 mph)
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 tons. 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 guns were removed in 1936. The turrets were scrapped.

See also[]

• List of ironclads

External links[]

• Description of class