Coastal defence ship
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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
The Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen, one of the last examples of the type.
Gustaf V in 1930 after refit and merged funnels.
Side and top views of ARA Independencia in Brassey's 1899 edition
HDMS Niels Juel in 1939
HSwMS Gustaf V
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HSwMS Gustaf V, in Swedish HM Pansarskepp Gustaf V was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship of the Swedish Navy. The vessel was the third and last ship in the Sverige class along with HSwMS Sverige an
Coastal defence ship
…Oscar II (1905) Sverige class (1917) Sverige Gustav V Drottning Victoria Rattanakosindra class Ratanakosin Sukhothai…
HSwMS Gustaf V
Forward 28 cm and 15.2 cm cannon.
One of the 15.2 cm guns of Gustaf V in 2010