HSwMS Oscar II
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HSwMS Oscar II was a coastal defence ship or Pansarskepp of the Swedish Navy. The vessel had a long career lasting over sixty years. A development of the preceding Äran-class coastal defence ship, the
Oscar II underway
Cut-away of Oscar II
Officers on deck while visiting the Tsar of Russia in 1912
HSwMS Oscar II with camouflage in 1944.
The Sverige-class coastal defence ships were a class of coastal defence ships that, at the time of introduction, were the largest ships to serve in the Swedish Navy. Their design was completely new an
HSwMS Oscar II
…Oscar II underway Class overview Preceded by Äran class Succeeded by Sverige class Completed 1 History Sweden Name Oscar II Namesake Oscar II of Sweden Ordered 23 September 1903 Builder Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Gothenburg Cost…
A 1912 depiction of Sverige
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual, 1923
Sverige after her 1924-1925 refit
Sverige after her 1931-1933 refit