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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
Väinämöinen was a Finnish coastal defence ship, the sister ship of the Finnish Navy's flagship Ilmarinen and also the first ship of her class. She was built at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku an
Coastal defence ship
…Niels Juel Väinämöinen-class Panssarilaiva ships (1931) Ilmarinen Väinämöinen - transferred to Soviet Union as a reparations ship in 1947, served in Soviet Navy until 1966. Taureau…
Finnish Coastal Defence Ship Väinämöinen, 1941, July 1st
Väinämöinen in 1938