The Äran class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy. The class comprised , Wasa, Tapperheten and Manligheten.
Design
Dimensions and machinery The ships of the class were long, had a beam of , a draught of , and had a displacement of 3,592 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at and produced a top speed of .
Armour The ships had belt armour of and turret armour.
Armament The main armament of the ships were two single turret guns. Secondary armament included six single guns and ten single guns.
Ships Äran was laid down at the Lindholmens shipyard in Gothenburg and launched in 1902. Wasa was laid down at the Bergsund shipyard in Finnboda and was also launched in 1902. Tapperheten and Manligheten were both laid down at Kockums Shipyard in Malmö and were launched in 1904. Ship nameLaunchedCompletedStruckFate Äran 14 August 1901 7 September 1902 June 1947 Broken up, 1961 Wasa 29 May 1901 6 December 1902 March 1940 Broken up, 1961 Tapperheten 7 November 1901 April 1903 June 1947 Broken up, 1952 Manligheten 1 December 1903 3 December 1904 February 1950 Converted to pontoon, 1956; broken up, 1984
Service
Tapperheten ran aground on rocks near Stockholm in January 1914. The vessel was refloated in July by blasting the rocks out from under her, repaired and returned to service by the end of 1915.
References
Moore, J: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I (1919; reprinted 1992)
External links Description of class (1)