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.
- HSwMS Svea (1886) - Stricken 1945
- HSwMS Göta (1891)
- HSwMS Thule (1893)
- HSwMS Oden (1897)
- HSwMS Niord (1899)
- HSwMS Thor (1898)
- Dristigheten class
- HSwMS Dristigheten (1900) - Converted to an Aircraft Tender and Depot Ship prior to 1938
- HSwMS Äran (1901) - Stricken 1947
- HSwMS Wasa (1901)
- HSwMS Tapperheten (1901) - BU 1952
- HSwMS Manligheten (1903)
- Oscar II class
- HSwMS Oscar II (1905) - BU 1974
- HSwMS Sverige (1915)
- HSwMS Drottning Victoria (1917)
- HSwMS Gustav V (1918)
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| Ships of the Swedish Navy |
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G-H |
| Capital ships |
| Coastal defence ships |
| Corvettes |
| Cruisers |
| Destroyers |
| Frigates |
| Mine warfare vessels |
| Monitors |
| Patrol vessels |
| Gunboats |
| Sloops of war |
| Submarines |
| Torpedo boats |
Gallery
HSwMS Svea was the first Swedish coastal defence ship...
...and HSwMS Gustav V was the last one.
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