List of Swedish steam battleships
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This is a list of Swedish
pansarskepp
s of the period 1859-1918:
They are commonly but incorrectly called "coast defence battleships" in many sources. They were listed in the 1938 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships
as battleships, though they were not designed as such, nor capable of fighting true battleships one on one.
Oden-class coastal defence ship
Dristigheten class coastal defence ship
Äran-class coastal defence ship
Oscar II class coastal defence ship
Sverige-class coastal defence ship
Image:HMS Svea.jpg|HMS Svea was the first Swedish coastal defence ship...
Image:HMS Gustav V.jpg|...and HMS Gustav V
was the last one.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pansarskepp
Coastal defence ship
Coastal 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 sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament...
s of the period 1859-1918:
They are commonly but incorrectly called "coast defence battleships" in many sources. They were listed in the 1938 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships
Jane's Fighting Ships
Jane's Fighting Ships is an annual reference book of information on all the world's warships arranged by nation, including information on ship's names, dimensions, armaments, silhouettes and photographs, etc...
as battleships, though they were not designed as such, nor capable of fighting true battleships one on one.
Decommissioned
Svea-class coastal defence shipSvea 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.-Dimensions and machinery:The ships of the class were long, had a draught of , and had a displacement of 3,200 ton...
- HMS Svea (1886) - Stricken 1945
- HMS Göta (1891)
- HMS Thule (1893)
Oden-class coastal defence ship
Oden class coastal defence ship
The Oden class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy. The class comprised Oden, Niord and Thor.-Dimensions and machinery:...
- HMS Oden (1897)
- HMS Niord (1899)
- HMS Thor (1898)
Dristigheten class coastal defence ship
- HMS DristighetenHMS DristighetenHMS Dristigheten was a Swedish Navy Pansarskepp. She was launched 28 April 1900. She was rebuilt as a seaplane tender shortly before World War II....
(1900) - Converted to an Aircraft Tender and Depot Ship prior to 1938
Äran-class coastal defence ship
Äran class coastal defence ship
The Äran class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy. The class comprised Äran, Wasa, Tapperheten and Manligheten.-Dimensions and machinery:...
- HMS ÄranHMS ÄranHMS Äran was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship . She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. This type of ship is commonly known as a coastal defence battleship. Having entered service on 7 September 1902, she was...
(August 1901) - Stricken 1947 - HMS Wasa (September 1901)
- HMS Tapperheten (November 1901) - BU 1952
- HMS Manligheten (December 1903)
Oscar II class coastal defence ship
- HMS Oscar II (1905) - BU 1974
Sverige-class coastal defence ship
- HMS SverigeHMS SverigeSverige was a Swedish Coastal defence ship during the last year of World War I and onward into the 1950s. Her cost was approximately 12 million kronor in 1912, and the entire sum was raised in public in a nationwide fundraising campaign that gained over 15 million The fundraising was done because...
(May 1915) - HMS Drottning VictoriaHMS Drottning VictoriaHMS Drottning Victoria was a Sverige class Coastal defence ship of the Swedish Navy....
(September 1917) - HMS Gustav VHMS Gustav VHMS Gustav V was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship of the Swedish navy.-External links:...
(January 1918)
Gallery
Image:HMS Svea.jpg|HMS Svea was the first Swedish coastal defence ship...
Image:HMS Gustav V.jpg|...and HMS Gustav V
HMS Gustav V
HMS Gustav V was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship of the Swedish navy.-External links:...
was the last one.