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SWEDISH NAVY (SWEDEN)

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DRISTIGHETEN coast defence ship

Dristigheten 1906

Dristigheten 1940

Displacement normal, t	3270
Displacement full, t	3600
Length, m	86.9 wl 89.0 oa
Breadth, m	14.8
Draught, m	4.88 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	VTE, 8 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	5400
Max speed, kn	16.5
Fuel, t	coal 310
Armour, mm	Harvey nickel steel; belt: 200 - 140, turrets: 200 - 150, barbettes: 200 - 150, casemates: 100, CT: 247, deck: 50
Armament	2 x 1 - 210/44 M98, 6 x 1 - 152/44 M98, 10 x 1 - 57/55 M89B, 2 - 450 TT (beam)
Complement	275

Ship project history: First Swedish capital ship with only quick fire artillery.

Protection: Belt protected amidships part between fore end of fore barbette and aft end of aft barbette and was 200mm-thick abreast machinery and 140mm abreast barbettes, it was 1.48m-high. Main deck was connected by its lower end by slopes, this deck was turtleback form outside citadel.

Modernizations: (1917-18): - 2 x 1 - 57/55; + 2 x 1 - 57/55 M89B AA.

(1927-1928, Bergsund): ship was converted to seaplane carrier, all armament was removed, a raised platform for aircraft storage and maintenance was built aft. Ship had not a catapult, seaplanes had to start from a water. Technical data was as follows:

Displacement standard, t	3218
Displacement full, t	3600
Length, m	86.9 wl 89.0 oa
Breadth, m	14.8
Draught, m	5.20 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	VTE, 8 boilers
Power, h. p.	5600
Max speed, kn	16.8
Fuel, t	coal 310
Armour, mm	Harvey nickel steel; belt: 200 - 140, CT: 247, deck: 50
Armament	4 x 1 - 75/50 M12, 1 x 2 - 8/80, 2 x 1 - 8/90, 3 seaplanes (1 T1, 1 J4; later 3 Fairey III)
Complement	275

1940: + 2 x 1 - 25/58 M32

1944: - 2 x 1 - 25/58, 1 x 2 - 8/80, 2 x 1 - 8/90; + 2 x 1 - 40/56 M32

Naval service: Dristigheten was stricken in 1947 but used as target until 1961.

Dristigheten 1909

Dristigheten 1930

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