List of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy

This is a list of Swedish coastal defence ships of the period 1859-1918: They are sometimes called "coast defence battleships." They were listed in the 1938 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships as battleships, though they were not designed as such, nor capable of fighting true battleships one on one.


 * Svea-class coastal defence ship
 * HSWMS Svea (1886) - Stricken 1945
 * HSWMS Göta (1891)
 * HSWMS Thule (1893) (1893)


 * Oden-class coastal defence ship
 * HSWMS Oden (1897)
 * HSWMS Niord (1899)
 * HSWMS Thor (1898) (1898)


 * Dristigheten-class coastal defence ship
 * HSWMS Dristigheten (1900) - Converted to an Aircraft Tender and Depot Ship prior to 1938


 * Äran-class coastal defence ship
 * HSWMS Äran (1901) - Stricken 1947
 * HSWMS Wasa (1901) (1901)
 * HSWMS Tapperheten (1901) (1901) - BU 1952
 * HSWMS Manligheten (1903)


 * Oscar II-class coastal defence ship
 * HSWMS Oscar II (1905) - BU 1974


 * Sverige-class coastal defence ship
 * HSWMS Sverige (1915)
 * HSWMS Drottning Victoria (1917)
 * HSWMS Gustav V (1918)

Gallery
 Image:HMS Svea.jpg|HSWMS Svea was the first Swedish coastal defence ship... Image:HMS Gustav V.jpg|...and HSWMS Gustav V was the last one. 