HSwMS Berserk

History
Sweden Sweden
Name: Berserk
Owner: Swedish Navy
Builder: Motala Verkstad, Norrköping
Launched: 1 January 1874
Decommissioned: 1 January 1919
In service: 1874-1919
General characteristics
Class and type: Hildur-class monitor
Displacement: 457 metric tons (450 long tons)
Length: 130 ft (40 m)
Beam: 22.25 ft (6.78 m)
Draft: 8.25 ft (2.51 m)
Speed: 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Armament: 1 x 9.5 in naval gun
Armour: Belt: 16.5 in (42 cm)

HSwMS Berserk was a monitor of the Swedish navy of the Hildur-class.[1]^

Design

Berserk was 130 feet long, 22.25 feet wide at its widest point, with a draught of 8.25 feet, it weighed 457 tons. It had 155 I.H.P., with a top speed of 8 knots. Its armor was 16.5 inches at its belt, with one 9.5 inch gun.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Particulars of the War Ships of the World (8 ed.). Lloyd's Reg. of British and Foreign Shipping. 1890. p. 96.
  2. ↑ Johnson's (revised) Universal Cyclopaedia: A Scientific and Popular Treasury of Useful Knowledge. 1886. p. 221.

Notes

^ Although listed as a armored gunboat, its design with one disproportionately large gun and small size make it a monitor.

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