HSwMS Thor (1898)
|  Thor at Karlskrona | |
| History | |
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| .svg.png)   Sweden | |
| Name: | Thor | 
| Namesake: | Thor, the Norse god of thunder | 
| Builder: | Bergsunds Yard, Stockholm | 
| Laid down: | 26 October 1896 | 
| Launched: | 7 March 1898 | 
| In service: | 7 August 1899 | 
| Out of service: | 1937 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Oden-class coastal defence ship | 
| Displacement: | 3,300 tons | 
| Length: | 84.8 m (278.22 ft) | 
| Beam: | 14.8 m (48.56 ft) | 
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) | 
HSwMS Thor was an Oden-class coastal defence ship of the Royal Swedish Navy.
Thor had her keel laid down on 26 October 1896 at Bergsunds Yard in Stockholm. She was launched on 7 March 1898, and completed on 7 August 1899. Thor displaced 3,300 tons, had a LPP of 84.4 metres (277 ft), a length of 84.8 metres (278 ft) and a beam of 14.6 metres (48 ft). Her two triple-expansion steam engines could propel her at 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). She was struck from service in 1937.[1]
References
- ↑ "Thor (6100711)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 June 2012. (subscription required (help)).
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