Swedish Navy
Cruiser



(Before rebuilding 1939-1941)


(During the Second World War)

FYLGIA
(Fylgia-class)
Building-yard: Bergsunds M. V., Stockholm
Completed at: AB Finnboda Varv, Stockholm
Laid down: 1903.
Launched: 20/12 1905.
Completed: 21 juni 1907.
Rebuild at Oskarshamns Varv & Karlskrona Varv 1939-1941.
Stricken 1/1 1953 and used as a target ship.
Scrapped 1957 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Deplacement: 4310 / 4980 ton
Length: 117 m
Beam: 14,8 m
Draft: 6,3 m
Speed: 22 knots
Range: 8 000 nm at 10 knots
Crew: 322 man
Machinery: 2 T 4-cyl. steamengine, 12 coal fired boilers, 12.000 ihp., After rebuilding 1939-1941, 4 oil fired Penhoet boilers
Armament: 8 x 152 mm guns
                 14 x 57 mm guns
                   2 x 45 cm torpedo-tubes 


GOTLAND
(Gotland-class)
Building-yard: Lindholmens Varv, Goteborg (hull)
Completed: AB Götaverken, Goteborg.
Laid down: 1931.
Launched: 14/9 1933.
Completed: 14/12 1934.
Rebuild 1942-1943 to a anti aircraft cruiser.
Stricken 1/6 1960

Deplacement: 5 550 ton.
Lenght: 134,7 m
Beam: 15,4 m
Draft: 4,5 m
Engine: 2 steamturbine /4 boilers
Speed: 27,5 kno
ts
Crew: 417 man
Armament: 6 x 152 mm guns
                   4 x 75 mm guns
                   4 x 25 mm guns
                   6 x 53 cm torpedo-tubes
               100 mines
                   6 st S 9 aircrafts (max 11)

After reconstruction 1952-1953

TRE KRONOR

(Tre Kronor-class)
Build at Gotaverken AB, Gothenburg.
Launched: 16/12 1944.
Completed: 1947
Ordered: 1943 
Laid down: 27/9 1943.
Launched: 16 december 1944
Completed: 25 oktober 1947
Reconstructed 1952-1953.
Laid up in Karlskrona 1958
Stricken 1/1 1964. Sold 1968 to Gotaverken and converted to a barge.
Deplacement: 8 200 / 9 200 ton
Lenght: 180 m
Beam: 16,7 m
Draft: 5,7 m
Engine: Steamturbines on 90 000 hp
Speed: 33 knots.
Crew: 445 men.
Armament: 7 x 152 mm guns
                  20 x 40 mm guns
                    9 x 20 mm guns
                    6 x 53 cm torpedo-tubes 

 

GÖTA LEJON

(Tre kronor-class)
Build at Eriksbergs M.V. AB, Gothenburg.
Stricken 1984
Keel laid: 27/9 1943 
Launched: 17/11 1945
Completed: 15/12 1947
Rebuild and modernized 1950-1952 and 1957-1958
Striken: 1/7 1970
Sold 1971.07 to Chilean Navy and renamed ALMIRANTE LATORRE.
Deplacement: 8 200 / 9 200 ton
Lenght: 180,2 m
Beam: 16,7 m
Draft: 5,7 m
Engine: Steamturbines on 90 000 hp
Speed: 33 kno
ts
Crew: 445 man
Armament: 7 x 152 mm guns
                  20 x 40 mm M/36 guns (later 4 x 57 mm M/50B   guns and   11 x 40 mm M/48 guns)
                    9 x 20 mm M/40 guns (later removed)
                    6 x 53 cm torpedo-tubes
                    120 minor 

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