HSwMS Äran
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HMS Äran | |
History | |
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Sweden | |
Name: | HMS Äran |
Operator: | Swedish Navy |
Builder: | Lindholmen Shipyard, Gothenburg |
Laid down: | 1899 |
Launched: | 14 August 1901 |
Commissioned: | 7 September 1902 |
Out of service: | 16 June 1947 |
Fate: | Sunk during towing 1968 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Äran class coastal defence ship |
Type: | Coastal defence ship |
Displacement: | 3,650 tons |
Length: | 87.5 m |
Beam: | 15 m |
Draft: | 5.3 m |
Propulsion: | Steam triple-expansion, 2 screws, 7,400 shp |
Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
Crew: | 301 |
Armament: |
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Armor: | Side belt 175 mm (7 in), turrets 125-190 mm /5-7.5 in), deck 25 mm (1 in), Conning tower 200 mm (8 in) |
HMS Äran[Note 1] (Swedish language: "Honour") was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp). She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. This type of ship is commonly known as a coastal defence battleship. Having entered service on 7 September 1902, she was stricken on 13 June 1947. The hulk sank while under tow in 1968.
Notes
- ↑ "HMS" here stands for "Hans/Hennes Majestäts Skepp"
References
- Moore, J: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I (1919; reprinted 1992) ISBN 1 85170 378 0
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