The ''Äran'' class was a class of
coastal defence ships of the
Swedish Navy
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. The class comprised , ''Wasa'', ''Tapperheten'' and ''Manligheten''.
Design
Dimensions and machinery
The ships of the class were long, had a beam of , a draught of , and had a displacement of 3,592 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft
reciprocating engines, which were rated at and produced a top speed of .
Armour
The ships had belt armour of and turret armour.
Armament
The main armament of the ships where two single turret guns. Secondary armament included six single guns and ten single guns.
Ships
''Äran'' was laid down at the
Lindholmens
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shipyard in
Gothenburg
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and launched in 1902. ''Wasa'' was laid down at the Bergsund shipyard in Finnboda and was also launched in 1902. ''Tapperheten'' and ''Manligheten'' were both laid down at
Kockums Shipyard in
Malmö and were launched in 1904.
Service
''Tapperheten'' ran aground on rocks near
Stockholm
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in January 1914. The vessel was refloated in July by blasting the rocks out from under her, repaired and returned to service by the end of 1915.
References
* Moore, J: ''Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I'' (1919; reprinted 1992)
External links
Description of class (1)
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Coastal defense ship classes
World War II coastal defence ships