HSwMS Dristigheten was a Swedish Navy coastal defence ship, and the single ship of her class. She was launched 28 April 1900. She was rebuilt as a seaplane tender in 1927. Built in 1898-1901, she was a modified version of the Oden class of 1894–1899, with a slightly longer hull and different armament. The ship was laid down in 1898 at Lindholmens' yard, Gothenburg, launched on 28 April 1900 and completed in 1901. She served without distinction until 1930 when she was stripped for conversion to an aircraft tender. As a seaplane carrier she was given a hangar and deck aft, with cranes to handle three floatplanes. After the Second World War, the old ship was reclassified as a target, and served until 1961, when she was scrapped.

Class overview
Preceded byOden class
Succeeded byÄran class
Completed1
History
Sweden
NameDristigheten
BuilderLindholmens, Gothenburg
Laid down1898
Launched28 April 1900
Commissioned5 September 1901
Decommissioned13 June 1947
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeDristigheten-class coastal defence ship
Displacement3445 t
Length86.87 m (285 ft 0 in)
Beam14.78 m (48 ft 6 in)
Draught4.88 m (16 ft 0 in)
Installed power8 Yarrow boilers, 5,400 ihp (4,000 kW)
Propulsion2 screws; 2 triple-expansion engines
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range2,040 nmi (3,780 km; 2,350 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement262
Crew427
Armament
Armour
Aircraft carried3 floatplanes
Aviation facilitiesCrane

Captains

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References

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  1. ^ Janes Fighting Ships[page needed]

Bibliography

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  • Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 360–363. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.