Category: Military
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HMS Hood (1891)
HMS Hood (1891) HMS Hood was a British Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Sovereign class, though significantly modified from her sisters. Design & Construction Hood was laid down in 1889 at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 30 June 1891. She was designed by the Director of Naval Construction, Sir William White, and was… Read more
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Swedish Navy Coastal Defence Ship HSwMS Dristigheten
Swedish Navy Coastal Defence Ship HSwMS Dristigheten HSwMS Dristigheten was a Swedish coastal defence ship (pansarskepp) commissioned in 1901, the sole ship of her class, designed for Baltic defence. Slightly larger than her predecessors (the Oden-class), she carried two 21 cm guns and six 15.2 cm guns, with Harvey-steel armour up to ~200 mm thick. Built at Lindholmen… Read more
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Swedish Coastal Defence Ship HSwMS Thule
Swedish Navy Coastal Defence Ship HSwMS Thule HSwMS Thule was a coastal defence ship of the Royal Swedish Navy, commissioned during the late nineteenth century as part of Sweden’s effort to strengthen its coastal forces in the Baltic and surrounding waters. She was launched on 4 March 1893 from the Bergsunds yard in Stockholm, displacing… Read more