The Oden class was a class of coastal defence ship

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...

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Swedish Navy

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. The class comprised Oden, Niord and Thor.

Dimensions and machinery

The ships of the class were 84.8 metre long, had a beam of 14.78 metre, a draught of 5.28 metre, and had a displacement of 3,445 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engine

Reciprocating engine

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s, which were rated at 5350 ihp and produced a top speed of 16.5 knots (32.3 km/h).

Armour

The ships had belt armour of 9.5 in (24.1 cm) and 8 in (20.3 cm) turret armour.

Armament

The main armament of the ships where two 10 in (25.4 cm) single turret guns. Secondary armament included six single 4.7 in (11.9 cm) guns and ten 5.7 cm (2.2 in) single guns.

Construction

Oden was laid down in 1894 at the Bergsund At Finnboda shipyard and was launched in 1896. She was commissioned in 1898. Niord was laid down in 1900 at the Lindholmen At Goteborg shipyard and was launched in 1898. She was commissioned in 1899. Thor was laid down in 1896 also at the Bergsund At Finnboda shipyard and was launched in 1898. She was commissioned in 1899.

External links

• Description of class