The ''Äran'' class was a class of
coastal defence ship
Coastal defence ships (sometimes called coastal battleships or coast defence ships) were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser-sized warships that sacrifi ...
s of the
Swedish Navy. 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 engine
A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common fea ...
s, 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
Lindholmens or Lindholmen varv was a shipyard on the Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden. Named after the small leaf linden that grew on the island, Lindholmen was founded in 1848 and closed in 1976. It was at one time the largest employer in Goth ...
shipyard in
Gothenburg 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
Saab Kockums AB is a shipyard headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, owned by the Swedish defence company Saab Group. Saab Kockums AB is further operational in Muskö, Docksta, and Karlskrona. While having a history of civil vessel construction, Koc ...
Shipyard in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...
and were launched in 1904.
Service
''Tapperheten'' ran aground on rocks near
Stockholm 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