Tag: warship
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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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USS Massachusetts BB-54
USS Massachusetts BB-54 USS Massachusetts BB-54 was a South Dakota class battleship laid down in 1920 for the U.S. Navy, but never completed. The South Dakotas were authorized in 1917, but work was postponed so that the U.S. Navy could incorporate information gained from the Battle of Jutland, fought in mid-1916, in their design. Work… Read more