John Ericsson 1865
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| John Ericsson | Motala, Norrköping | 7/1864 | 17/3/1865 | 11/1865 | stricken 11/1918 | |
| Thordön | Motala, Norrköping | 4/1865 | 1/12/1865 | 8/1866 | stricken 8/1922 | |
| Tirfing | Motala, Norrköping | 2/1864 | 1/8/1866 | 2/1867 | stricken 8/1922 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1476 |
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Displacement full, t |
? |
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Length, m |
John Ericsson: 60.9 wl Thordön, Tirfing: 60.8 wl |
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Breadth, m |
13.8 |
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Draught, m |
3.66 max |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
VDE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
380 |
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Max speed, kn |
7 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 115 - 120 |
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Armour, mm |
laminated iron; belt: 121, turret: 260 |
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Armament |
John Ericsson: 1 x 2 - 381/12 Dahlgren M65 Thordon, Tirfing: 1 x 2 - 267/17 |
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Complement |
80 |
Ship project history: A variant of USN Canonicus class, designed by John Ericsson.
Protection: Notes will be added later.
Modernizations: 1869, Thordön, Tirfing: - 1 x 2 - 267/17; + 1 x 2 - 240/21 M69
1877, all: + 2 x 1 - 12/78
1881-1882, John Ericsson: - 1 x 2 - 381/12, 2 x 5 - 12/78; + 1 x 2 - 240/21 M76, 2 x 4 - 25/35 M77
1894-1895, John Ericsson: - 1 x 2 - 240/21, 2 x 4 - 25/35; + 2 x 1 - 152/34 M89, 2 x 1 - 57/46 M92
1902-1903, Tirfing: - 1 x 2 - 240/19, 2 x 1 - 10/?; + 1 x 2 - 120/45 M94, 8 x 1 - 57/55 M89B
1904-1905, Thordön: - 1 x 2 - 240/19, 2 x 1 - 10/?; + 1 x 2 - 120/45 M94, 8 x 1 - 47/49 M95
1905, John Ericsson: + 4 x 1 - 57/46 M92
Naval service: John Ericsson was stricken in 1918 but was still extant as cement barge in 1984.
Tirfing
© Ivan Gogin, 2009