HSwMS Gustav V
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Sweden | |
Name: | HSwMS Gustav V |
Builder: | Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö |
Laid down: | December 1914 |
Launched: | 31 January 1918 |
Commissioned: | 12 December 1922 |
Decommissioned: | 22 March 1957 |
Fate: | Scrapped 1970 |
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Class and type: | Sverige-class coastal defence ship |
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Beam: | 18.63 m (61 ft 1 in) |
Draught: | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
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Speed: | 23.2 kn (43.0 km/h; 26.7 mph) |
Range: | 3,280 nmi (6,070 km; 3,770 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Crew: | 427 |
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HSwMS Gustav V was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp) of the Swedish Navy.[1]
Operational history
On 4 April 1933, Gustav V ran aground off Malmö.[2] She was refloated on 6 April 1933.[3]
Captains
- 1923–1924 – Daniel Tiselius
- 1926–1927 – Nils Åkerblom
- 1932–1935 – Lave Beck-Friis
References
- ↑ Christopher Eger (April 10, 2013). "Warship Wednesday, April 10 The Last Swedish Parsnip!". Last Stand on Zombie Island. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Swedish battleship still aground". The Times (46412). London. 6 April 1933. col E, p. 13.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (46413). London. 7 April 1933. col E, p. 22.
External links
Media related to HMS Gustav V (ship, 1918) at Wikimedia Commons
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