SVEA coast defence ships (1886-1893)

Thule 1917

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Svea		322	Lindholmen, Göteborg	3.1884	12.12.1885	20.9.1886	submarine depot ship 1920
Göta		344	Lindholmen, Göteborg	1888	16.9.1889	1891	hulk 10.1927
Thule			Bergsund, Stockholm	1891	4.3.1893	1.12.1893	hulk 8.1928

Displacement normal, t

Svea: 3051

Göta: 3238

Thule: 3248

Displacement full, t

Svea: 3273
Göta, Thule: 3300

Length, m

Svea: 75.7 wl

Göta: 78.8 wl

Thule: 79.5 wl

Breadth, m

Svea: 14.8

Göta, Thule: 14.6

Draught, m

Svea: 5.18 max

Göta, Thule: 5.11 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VC, 6 cylindrical boilers

Power, h. p.

Svea: 3640

Göta, Thule: 4700

Max speed, kts

Svea: 14.7

Göta, Thule: 16

Fuel, t

coal 288 - 300

Endurance, nm(kts) 830(12)

Armour, mm

Svea: compound; belt: 297 - 147, turret: 297 - 246, barbette: 297 - 147, deck: 49

Göta, Thule: Creusot steel; belt: 293 - 198, turret: 293 - 243, barbette: 268, deck: 49

Armament

Svea: 1 x 2 - 254/31 K/32 M1885, 4 x 1 - 152/25 K/28 M1883, 1 x 2 - 37/34 M1884, 4 x 4 - 25/32 M1877, 1 x 1 - 12.75 M1875, 1 - 381 TT (bow)

Göta: 1 x 2 - 254/31 K/32 M1889A, 4 x 1 - 152/30 K/32 M1889, 5 x 1 - 57/48 K/50 M1889, 6 x 4 - 25/32 K/35 M1877, 4 x 1 - 25/57 K/60 M1884, 3 - 381 TT (1 bow, 2 beam)
Thule: 1 x 2 - 254/31 K/32 M1889A, 4 x 1 - 152/30 K/32 M1889, 5 x 1 - 57/46 K/50 M1892, 4 x 4 - 25/32 K/35 M1877, 4 x 1 - 25/57 K/60 M1884, 2 - 450 TT (beam)

Complement

252

Project history: The first seaworthy coastal battleships of the Swedish Navy.

Protection: Belt protected amidships part only.

Modernizations: 1890, Svea: + 2 x 1 - 57/48 K/50 M1889

1896, Svea: - 4 x 1 - 152/25; + 4 x 1 - 120/43 K/44 M1894

1901, Göta; 1903, Thule; 1904, Svea: were completely reconstructed, armament was fully changed to 1 x 1 - 210/44 M98, 7 x 1 - 152/44 M98, 11 x 1 - 57/55 M89B. All 6`` guns were mounted in single turrets with 115mm protection, 210mm gun received turret protected by 190 - 140mm Krupp nickel steel, barbette had 190mm protection.

Naval service: Svea was converted to submarine depot ship 1919 - 1921 and served in this role until 1941, sold for scrap in 1944. Göta was stricken in 1923 but converted in 1926 to barrack ship and sold only in 1938. Thule was stricken also in 1923, also became a barrack ship in 1926 but from 1928 she was used as artillery and aircraft target, sold in 1930s.

Göta 1896

Svea 1904

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

SWEDISH NAVY (SWEDEN)

CAPITAL SHIPS

SVEA coast defence ships (1886-1893)

Displacement normal, t	Svea: 3051 Göta: 3238 Thule: 3248
Displacement full, t	Svea: 3273 Göta, Thule: 3300
Length, m	Svea: 75.7 wl Göta: 78.8 wl Thule: 79.5 wl
Breadth, m	Svea: 14.8 Göta, Thule: 14.6
Draught, m	Svea: 5.18 max Göta, Thule: 5.11 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VC, 6 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	Svea: 3640 Göta, Thule: 4700
Max speed, kts	Svea: 14.7 Göta, Thule: 16
Fuel, t	coal 288 - 300
Endurance, nm(kts)	830(12)
Armour, mm	Svea: compound; belt: 297 - 147, turret: 297 - 246, barbette: 297 - 147, deck: 49 Göta, Thule: Creusot steel; belt: 293 - 198, turret: 293 - 243, barbette: 268, deck: 49
Armament	Svea: 1 x 2 - 254/31 K/32 M1885, 4 x 1 - 152/25 K/28 M1883, 1 x 2 - 37/34 M1884, 4 x 4 - 25/32 M1877, 1 x 1 - 12.75 M1875, 1 - 381 TT (bow) Göta: 1 x 2 - 254/31 K/32 M1889A, 4 x 1 - 152/30 K/32 M1889, 5 x 1 - 57/48 K/50 M1889, 6 x 4 - 25/32 K/35 M1877, 4 x 1 - 25/57 K/60 M1884, 3 - 381 TT (1 bow, 2 beam) Thule: 1 x 2 - 254/31 K/32 M1889A, 4 x 1 - 152/30 K/32 M1889, 5 x 1 - 57/46 K/50 M1892, 4 x 4 - 25/32 K/35 M1877, 4 x 1 - 25/57 K/60 M1884, 2 - 450 TT (beam)
Complement	252