The ''Svea'' class was a class of
coastal defence ships of the
Swedish Royal Navy
The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ().
In Swedish, vessels of ...
. The class comprised ''Svea'', ''Göta'' and ''Thule''.
Design
Dimensions and machinery
The ships of the class were long, had a draught of , and had a displacement of 3,200 tons. The ships were equipped with
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 was a twin turret gun. Secondary armament included four single guns and six single guns.
Construction
''Svea'' and ''Göta'' were both laid down at the ''Lindholmen'' in
Gothenburg
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and launched on 12 December 1886 and 30 September 1891, respectively. ''Thule'' was laid down at the Finnboda Yard in
Nacka
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and launched in 1893.
Turrets
All the main battery turrets of the ''Svea''-class ships were installed at Ellenabbsfortet, located at
Aspö, a small island near
Karlskrona
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harbour. The guns were removed in 1936. The turrets were scrapped.
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Svea-class coastal defence ships
Coastal defense ship classes