Herluf Trolle-class coastal defence ship

The Herluf Trolle class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Royal Danish Navy. The class comprised HDMS Herluf Trolle (1899), HDMS Olfert Fischer (1903) and HDMS Peder Skram (1908).

Dimensions and machinery
The ships of the class were 82.87 m long, had a beam of 15.06 m, a draught of 4.93 m, and had a displacement of 3,494 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4200 ihp and produced a top speed of 15.5 kn.

Armour
The ships had belt armour of 8 in and 7 in turret armour.

Armament
The main armament of the ships were two 9.4 in single gun turrets. Secondary armament included four single 15 cm guns and ten 5.7 cm single guns.

Construction
Herluf Trolle was laid down at the Copenhagen Navy Yard and launched on 1 January 1899. Olfert Fischer was also laid down at Copenhagen Navy Yard and was launched on 1 January 1902.