John Ericsson 1865
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| John Ericsson | 122 | Motala, Norrköping | 7.1864 | 17.3.1865 | 11.1865 | stricken 11.1918 | |
| Thordön | 123 | Motala, Norrköping | 4.1865 | 1.12.1865 | 8.1866 | stricken 8.1922 | |
| Tirfing | 129 | Motala, Norrköping | 2.1864 | 1.8.1866 | 2.1867 | stricken 8.1922 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1476 |
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Displacement full, t |
? |
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Length, m |
John Ericsson: 60.9 wl Thordön, Tirfing: 60.8 wl |
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Breadth, m |
13.8 |
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Draught, m |
3.66 max |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 VDE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
380 |
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Max speed, kts |
7 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 115 - 120 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 950(10) |
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Armour, mm |
John Ericsson: laminated iron; belt: 125, turret: 270, deck: 48, CT: 250 Thordon, Tirfing: laminated iron; belt: 118, turret: 261, deck: 25, CT: 237 |
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Armament |
John Ericsson: 1 x 2 - 381/10 KK/12 Dahlgren M1865 Thordon, Tirfing: 1 x 2 - 267/15 KK/17 |
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Complement |
80 |
Project history: A variant of USN Canonicus class, designed by John Ericsson.
Protection: Ships were protected by 118-125mm belt, turret had 261-270mm sides.
Modernizations: 1869, Thordön, Tirfing: - 1 x 2 - 267/17; + 1 x 2 - 274/16 K/19 M1869
1877, all: + 2 x 5 - 12.75
1881-1882, John Ericsson: - 1 x 2 - 381/10, 2 x 5 - 12.75; + 1 x 2 - 240/18 K/21 M1876, 2 x 4 - 25/32 M1877
1894-1895, John Ericsson: - 1 x 2 - 240/18, 2 x 4 - 25/32; + 2 x 1 - 152/30 K/32 M1889, 2 x 1 - 57/46 M1892
1902-1903, Tirfing: - 1 x 2 - 274/16, 2 x 5 - 12.75; + 1 x 2 - 120/43 K/44 M1894, 8 x 1 - 57/50 K/55 M1889B
1904-1905, Thordön: - 1 x 2 - 274/16, 2 x 5 - 12.75; + 1 x 2 - 120/43 K/44 M1894, 8 x 1 - 47/49 K/52 M1895
1905, John Ericsson: + 4 x 1 - 57/46 K/50 M1892
Naval service: John Ericsson was stricken in 1918 but was still extant as cement barge in 1984.
Tirfing
John Ericsson 1898
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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