Svea-class coastal defence ship

Svea after her reconstruction.

Class overview
Name| Svea class
Builders| Lindholmen At Goteborg (1) and Finboda yard (1)
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 Royal Navy. The class comprised Svea, Göta and Thule.

## Design

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### Dimensions and machinery

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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).[1][2]

### Armour

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The ships had belt armour of 11.5 in (29 cm) and 11.5 in (29 cm) turret armour.[1][2]

### Armament

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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.[1][2]

## Construction

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Svea and Göta were both laid down at the Lindholmen in Gothenburg and launched on 12 December 1886 and 30 September 1891, respectively. Thule was laid down at the Finnboda Yard in Nacka and launched in 1893.[1][2]

## Turrets

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All the main battery turrets of the Svea-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.[1][2]

## Notes

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b c d e von Hofsten, Gustaf (2003). Örlogsfartyg: Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek. pp. 112–115.
2. ^ a b c d e Westerlund, Karl-Erik (1992). Svenska örlogsfartyg 1855-1905 (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Marinlitteraturföreningen. pp. 83–89.

## References

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* von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Örlogsfartyg: Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek. ISBN 91-974015-4-4.
* Westerlund, Karl-Erik (1992). Svenska örlogsfartyg 1855-1905 (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Marinlitteraturföreningen. ISBN 91-87072-13-0.

## Further reading

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* Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 360–363\. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
* Insulander, Per; Olhsson, Curt S. (2001). Pansarskepp: Från John Ericsson till Gustav V (in Swedish). Falkenberg: C B Marinlitteratur. ISBN 91-973187-2-8.

## External links

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* Description of class

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* KulturNav

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Svea-class coastal defence ships

* Svea
* Göta
* Thule

* Followed by: Oden class

* List of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy