HSwMS Thule (1893)
Thule | |
History | |
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Sweden | |
Name: | Thule |
Namesake: | The mythical Thule |
Builder: | Bergsunds Yard, Stockholm |
Launched: | 4 March 1893 |
Out of service: | 1928 |
Fate: | Scrapped in 1933 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Svea-class coastal defence ship |
Displacement: | 3,150 tons |
Length: | 79.5 m (260.83 ft) |
Beam: | 14.6 m (47.90 ft) |
Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
HSwMS Thule was a Svea-class coastal defence ship of the Royal Swedish Navy.
Thule was launched on 4 March 1893 at Bergsunds Yard in Stockholm. She displaced 3,150 tons, had a LPP of 79.5 metres (261 ft) and a beam of 14.6 metres (48 ft). Thule was propelled by a two-cylinder steam engine which gave her a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). She was struck from service in 1928, and broken up in 1933.[1]
References
- ↑ "Thule (6100244)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 June 2012. (subscription required (help)).
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