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Swedish Coastal Defense Ship HSwMS Äran

Swedish Coastal Defense Ship HSwMS Äran

HSwMS Äran was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship. She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. Having entered service on 7 September 1902, she was stricken on 13 June 1947. The hulk sank while under tow in 1968.

Class and type:Äran-class coastal defence ship
Displacement:3,650 tons
Length:87.5 m (287 ft 1 in)
Beam:15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught:5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:Steam triple-expansion, 2 screws, 7,400 shp (5,500 kW)
Speed:17 knots (31 km/h)
Crew:301
Armament:2 × 210 mm (8.2 in) m/98
6 × 152 mm (6 in) m/98
10 × 57 mm m/89B (plus two 37 mm guns on smaller craft)
4 × 90 cm searchlights m/00
2 × 450 mm torpedo tubes
Armor:Side belt 175 mm (7 in)
Turrets 125–190 mm (5–7 in)
Deck 25 mm (0.98 in)
Conning tower 200 mm (8 in)