Svea-class coastal defence ship


The Svea class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy. 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 ton. 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 was laid down at the Lindholmen At Goteborg and launched in 1886. Göta and Thule were both laid down at Norkoping shipyard and were launched in 1891 and 1893.

The turrets

All the main turrets of Swea class ships were installed at Ellenabbsfortet, located at Aspö, a small island near Karlskrona harbour. The guns were removed in 1936. The turrets were scrapped.