Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Balder | Karlskronavarvet | 1867 | 1870 | 1871 | stricken 1901 |
Displacement normal, t |
1850 |
Displacement full, t |
1886 |
Length, m |
61.8 wl |
Breadth, m |
11.1 |
Draught, m |
5.59 max |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 HRCR |
Power, h. p. |
1380 |
Max speed, kts |
12 |
Fuel, t |
coal 270 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 940(10) |
Armament |
4 x 1 - 167/18 K/21 M1869, 2 x 1 - 162/14 30pdr KK/16.5 M1853 |
Complement |
218 |
Project history: Wooden screw corvette.
Modernizations: 1880s: - 2 x 1 - 162/14; + 2 x 1 - 122/23 K/26 M1881
1890s: new armament consisted of 1 x 1 - 152/30 K/32 M1889, 8 x 1 - 122/23 K/26 M1881, 1 x 1 - 65/16 landing gun
late 1890s: + 2 x 1 - 37/34 K/37 M1898
Naval service: Since 1890s Balder served in training role.
Balder
Balder
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