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
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
HSwMS Sverige
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HSwMS Sverige was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship commissioned by Sweden during the last year of the First World War. The ship cost approximately 12 million kronor, a sum raised entirely by publi
Sverige-class coastal defence ship
…turrets and eight 152 mm (6 in) Bofors guns in one double and six single turrets. During the Second World War they were the backbone of the Swedish Navy. HSwMS Sverige 6,852 tons standard; 7,516 tons full load, 7,080 tons - Jane's Fighting Ships 1938 Sverige reconstructed 1932–1933 HSwMS Drottning Victoria and HSwMS…
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