HSwMS Äran (Swedish language: "Honour") was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp). She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. This type of ship is commonly known as a coastal defence battleship. Having entered service on 7 September 1902, she was stricken on 13 June 1947. The hulk sank while under tow in 1968.
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Name
ÄRAN
Swedish
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Type of vessel
Other vessel type
History
1942 Logementsfartyg. 1945 Flytande luftvärnsbatteri.
Swedish
Measurement
Besättning [sv]: 285 personer (antal) [sv]
Lengde [no]: 87,5 meter (m) [no]
Bredde [no]: 15,02 meter (m) [no]
Djupgående [sv]: 5,02 meter (m) [no]
Deplacement [sv]: 3.650/3.735 ton [no]
Fart [sv]: 16,5 Knop [sv]
Launched
Delivered
1902
Decommissioned
1947
Wrecked
1968
Was present at
See also
Reference
Hofsten, Gustaf von & Waernberg, Jan (2003). Örlogsfartyg: svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg s. 27f, 31, 35, 111, 120-122, 145, 180
Swedish
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