HSwMS Thule (1893)
 Thule | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| 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]
Captains
- 1904–1904 – Carl Alarik Wachtmeister
References
- ↑ "Thule (6100244)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 June 2012. (subscription required (help)).
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