Tag: Navy
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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
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British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Repulse (1892)
British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Repulse (1892) The Royal Sovereign–class, including Repulse, was authorised under the 1889 Naval Defence Act to modernise Britain’s battle fleet. These were high-freeboard, heavy-armour barbette ships designed by Sir William White as successors to the 1880s ironclads. They were heavily armed and armoured for Baltic and North Sea operations. Repulse’s design derived from… Read more