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had a significant impact on the "PansarbĂĄtinsamlingen" fundraising campaign. The campaign, which had aimed to raise 12 million Kronor for the ship, was put on hold as a result of the political uncertainty. Despite initial political uncertainty, the fundraising campaign for
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was 100 millimetres (3.9 in) thick. The main-gun turrets also had a maximum thickness of 200 millimetres of armour, but the secondary-gun turrets only had 125 millimetres (4.9 in) of armour. Underwater protection was limited to a single
488:(33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph)), the need for a new class of ships was pressing. Seaworthiness, armament, armour and speed, all had to be improved according to the multiple new technologies that had arrived with the
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armour ranged in thickness from 18 millimetres (0.7 in) on the flat to 28 millimetres (1.1 in) on the slope where it connected to the base of the armour belt. The armour protecting the
516:. The campaign raised 15 million Kronor in just over three months, an impressive achievement. The new government accepted the money and let the contract for the ship, which was named
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After the outbreak of World War I, two more ships were ordered which had a slightly changed appearance, the two bearing the names of the King and Queen of Sweden.
536:, a class which was commonly used in Nordic countries. The navies of Finland, Norway, and Denmark made use of similar ships. However, the Swedish Navy used the
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was installed on the aft superstructure and the existing AA guns were replaced by twin mounts for 75 mm Bofors m/28 guns. At the same time a pair of
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Sometime during the early 1920s, the 75-millimetre AA guns were modified with new sights and mounts and were redesignated as m/15-23 guns. During
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The ship's 1938–1940 refit saw the replacement of her mixed-firing Yarrow boilers, and their coal bunkers, with four oil-buring Penhoët boilers.
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carried up to 665 long tons (676 t) of coal and 100 long tons (102 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 2,720
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could be sprayed onto the coal in the boilers to maximize steam pressure. The engines were rated at a total of 20,000
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Battleship: The Lives and Careers of Twenty-One Capital Ships of the World's Navies, 1880–1990
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Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines and ASW Weapons of All Nations; An Illustrated Directory
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474:. Due to the perilous atmosphere brought about by these tensions, and as the latest Swedish coastal battleship
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in single mounts in the superstructure. The ship was fitted with two single mounts for Bofors 75 mm m/15
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over the forward 283 mm gun turret; the other were arranged in single-gun turrets, three on each
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630:(5,040 km; 3,130 mi) at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). The ship had a
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AA guns on single mounts were added on the roofs of the forward single 152 mm gun turrets.
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s 1931–1933 refit, a 4-metre (13 ft 1 in) rangefinder with a Dutch
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and in the main-gun turrets. The ranges were sent to a pair of
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Note that while the ship is listed as a battleship in
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of 18.63 metres (61 ft 1 in) and a maximum
418:) commissioned by Sweden during the last year of the
972:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 355–363.
953:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. pp. 290–307.
1083:List of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy
970:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
930:. London: Naval Institute Press. pp. 80–98.
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618:) that was designed to give her a speed of 22.5
558:of 6.25 metres (20 ft 6 in). The ship
430:government's reluctance to spend money on a new
673:. One pair was positioned in a twin-gun turret
27:Swedish WWI & WWII-era coastal defence ship
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669:. Her secondary armament consisted of eight
550:of 119.72 metres (392 ft 9 in), a
734:200 millimetres (7.9 in) thick. Their
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450:in 1905, the situation was tense with the
945:Sundberg, Ulf (2018). "The Armoured Ship
512:was successful, thanks to the support of
422:. The ship cost approximately 12 million
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582:provided steam at a pressure of 18
492:that followed the launch of the British
181:119.72 m (392 ft 9 in) (
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574:and 7,516 long tons (7,637 t) at
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911:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
780:Bofors 25-millimetre (1 in) m/32
659:283-millimetre (11 in) m/12 guns
646:Armament, fire control and protection
332:1 Ă— twin; 4 Ă— single 152 mm guns
51:
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671:152-millimetre (6 in) m/12 guns
532:, 1938 edition, technically it is a
520:for the people who had paid for it.
201:6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) (
1104:Sverige-class coastal defence ships
690:75-millimetre (3 in) m/12 guns
193:18.63 m (61 ft 1 in)
24:
1124:World War II naval ships of Sweden
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949:(1915)". In Taylor, Bruce (ed.).
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377:: 18–28 mm (0.7–1.1 in)
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318:2 Ă— 45 cm (17.7 in)
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1119:1915 establishments in Sweden
815:1945–1946: Henning Hammargren
1021:-class coastal defence ships
302:152 mm (6 in) guns
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390:: 100 mm (3.9 in)
384:: 200 mm (7.9 in)
371:: 200 mm (7.9 in)
335:2 Ă— twin 75 mm AA guns
308:75 mm (3 in) guns
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442:Background and description
295:283 mm (11.1 in)
1109:Ships built in Gothenburg
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354:20 mm (0.8 in)
340:40 mm (1.6 in)
831:Warship Magazine - 1999
753:watertight compartments
694:anti-aircraft (AA) guns
137:General characteristics
470:cruised around in the
438:and its capabilities.
347:25 mm (1 in)
312:2 Ă— single 75 mm
749:anti-torpedo bulkhead
688:was provided by four
529:Jane's Fighting Ships
300:1 Ă— twin, 6 Ă— single
712:that calculated the
634:of 443 officers and
534:coastal defence ship
468:Imperial German Navy
412:coastal defence ship
329:2 Ă— twin 283 mm guns
152:coastal defence ship
776:fire-control system
727:-class ships had a
1040:Drottning Victoria
852:Westerlund, p. 359
684:. Defence against
654:consisted of four
638:when serving as a
503:by Prime Minister
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158:Displacement
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800:1926–1927:
794:1917–1918:
732:armour belt
675:superfiring
663:gun turrets
650:The ship's
590:; 256
505:Karl Staaff
496:Dreadnought
428:Karl Staaff
416:Pansarskepp
382:gun turrets
352:3 Ă— single
306:4 Ă— single
266:2,720
161:6,852
116:14 May 1917
18:HMS Sverige
1114:1915 ships
1098:Categories
632:complement
578:. A dozen
464:Royal Navy
460:Baltic Sea
432:battleship
275:Complement
236:Propulsion
108:3 May 1915
90:Götaverken
729:waterline
714:elevation
682:amidships
679:broadside
576:deep load
564:long tons
560:displaced
494:HMS
472:North Sea
345:2 Ă— twin
338:3 Ă— twin
293:2 Ă— twin
289:As built:
203:deep load
167:long tons
97:Laid down
1063:Oscar II
1047:Gustav V
907:(2011).
789:Captains
718:traverse
640:flagship
608:Fuel oil
477:Oscar II
466:and the
283:Armament
171:standard
105:Launched
76:Namesake
1033:Sverige
1019:Sverige
947:Sverige
769:Svierge
725:Svierge
704:in the
636:ratings
624:Svierge
598:geared
556:draught
546:had an
544:Svierge
538:Sverige
518:Sverige
510:Sverige
501:Sverige
456:Germany
407:Sverige
401:Sverige
388:Citadel
356:AA guns
349:AA guns
342:AA guns
314:AA guns
198:Draught
165:(6,744
147:Sverige
86:Builder
70:Sverige
47:History
40:Sverige
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562:6,852
424:kronor
409:-class
404:was a
399:HSwMS
363:Armour
243:; 4 Ă—
241:shafts
178:Length
149:-class
80:Sweden
60:Sweden
820:Notes
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620:knots
584:kg/cm
570:) at
486:knots
380:Main-
263:Range
256:knots
254:22.5
251:Speed
215:12 Ă—
1070:None
974:ISBN
955:ISBN
932:ISBN
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723:The
716:and
552:beam
375:Deck
297:guns
239:4 Ă—
190:Beam
129:Fate
66:Name
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588:kPa
278:443
268:nmi
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