GERDA small monitors

Name	No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Gerda		Lindberg, Stockholm		1/9/1871	1872	stricken 1922
Hildur		Lindberg, Stockholm		14/7/1871	5/1872	stricken 1919

Displacement normal, t
454

Displacement full, t

459

Length, m

32.3 pp 39.7 oa

Breadth, m

6.80 wl 8.00 max

Draught, m

2.50 normal 2.70 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

HC, boilers

Power, h. p.

133

Max speed, kn

7.6

Fuel, t

coal 19

Armour, mm iron; belt: 76-64, turret: 418-356

Armament

1 x 1 - 240/21 M69

Complement

42

Ship project history: Monitors for the outer defence of the archipelagos, enlarged variant of Fenris and Sköld.

Modernizations: 1887, both: + 2 x 1 - 25/35 M84

1908-1910, both: CT with 254mm sides was added; - 1 x 1 - 240/21; + 1 x 1 - 120/45 M94

Naval service: no significant events.

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GERDA small monitors

Displacement normal, t	454
Displacement full, t	459
Length, m	32.3 pp 39.7 oa
Breadth, m	6.80 wl 8.00 max
Draught, m	2.50 normal 2.70 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	HC, boilers
Power, h. p.	133
Max speed, kn	7.6
Fuel, t	coal 19
Armour, mm	iron; belt: 76-64, turret: 418-356
Armament	1 x 1 - 240/21 M69
Complement	42