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Sverige Class Battleship
The ''Sverige''-class coastal defence ships were a class of coastal defence ships that, at the time of introduction, were the largest ships to serve in the Swedish Navy. Their design was completely new and was influenced by the ships of the time. Their armament consisted of four /45 cal. Bofors guns in two turrets and eight Bofors guns in one double and six single turrets. During the Second World War they were the backbone of the Swedish Navy. Specifications Displacement * **6,852 tons standard; **7,516 tons full load, **7,080 tons - Jane's Fighting Ships 1938 *** ''Sverige'' reconstructed 1932-1933 * and : **7,125 tons standard **7,633 tons full load **7,120 tons - ''Drottning Victoria'' - Jane's Fighting Ships 1938 **7,275 tons - ''Gustaf V'' - Jane's Fighting Ships 1938 ***''Gustaf V'' reconstructed 1929-1930, modernized 1937 ***''Drottning Victoria'' reconstructed 1935 Dimensions *Length: - ''Sverige'' *Length: - ''Drottning Victoria'' and ''Gustaf V'' *Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Götaverken
Götaverken was a shipbuilding company that was located on Hisingen, Gothenburg. During the 1930s it was the world's biggest shipyard by launched gross registered tonnage. It was founded in 1841, and went bankrupt in 1989. History The company was founded in 1841 by Scottish businessman Alexander Keiller under the name Keillers Werkstad i Göteborg, and was aimed at industrial production. After bankruptcy in 1867, the company was reorganised into Göteborgs Mekaniska Verkstads AB. In 1906, the majority of the company's stocks were taken over by Hugo Hammar and Sven Almqvist. Because of this, the company was reorganised into Göteborgs Nya Verkstads AB and the shipyard's capacity was increased. In 1916 the shipyard was renamed to AB Götaverken. During the 1930s, the company had grown so much that Götaverken became the world's biggest shipyard by launched gross registered tonnage. In 1950 a completely new shipyard was built at Arendal, which is also located in Gothenburg. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coastal Fleet
The Coastal Fleet ( sv, Kustflottan, Kfl) was until 1994 a Swedish Navy authority with the main task of training the naval ships commanders and crews. After the formation of the authority Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the Coastal Fleet remained as a unit until 2000. History The Swedish Navy ships were equipped for expeditions during the summer months and were organized in temporary squadrons under the leadership of the Highest Commander (''högste befälhavare''). In 1904 an Inspector of the Navy's Exercises at Sea (''Inspektör för flottans övningar till sjöss'') was also appointed, the highest commander of the coastal squadrons. From 1909 the squadrons began to be called coastal fleets. From 1919, the positions of the Highest Commander and Inspector of the Navy's Exercises at Sea ( SFS 1918:868) were merged and the position of the Highest Commander of the Coastal Fleet (''Högste befälhavaren för kustflottan'') was created, which in turn was changed in 1931 to the Chief o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverige Class Ship Firing
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of ; around 87% of Swedes reside in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden’s urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Because the country is so long, ranging from 55°N to 69°N, the climate of Sweden is diverse. Sweden has been inhabited since prehistoric times, . The inhabitants emerged into history as the Geats ( sv, Götar, links=no) and Swedes (), which together constituted the sea- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
