Svea-class coastal defence ship

The Svea class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Royal Navy. The class comprised Svea, Göta and Thule.

Dimensions and machinery
The ships of the class were 75.7 m long, had a draught of 5.18 m, and had a displacement of 3,200 tons. The ships were equipped with reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4700 ihp and produced a top speed of 16 kn.

Armour
The ships had belt armour of 11.5 in and 11.5 in turret armour.

Armament
The main armament of the ships was a 10 in twin turret gun. Secondary armament included four single 6 in guns and six 5.7 cm single guns.

Construction
Svea and Göta were both laid down at the Lindholmen in Gothenburg and launched on 12 December 1886 and 30 September 1891, respectively. Thule was laid down at the Finnboda Yard in Nacka and launched in 1893.

Turrets
All the main battery turrets of the Svea-class ships were installed at Ellenabbsfortet, located at Aspö, a small island near Karlskrona harbour. The guns were removed in 1936. The turrets were scrapped.