Tag: naval
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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
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HSwMS Göta Swedish Navy Coastal Defence Ship
Swedish Navy Coastal Defence Ship HSwMS Göta HSwMS Göta was one of three Svea class coastal defence ships built for the Swedish Navy during the late nineteenth century. Constructed at Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad in Gothenburg, she was launched in 1891 and completed the following year. Göta formed part of Sweden’s response to the rapidly changing… Read more