Swedish Coastal Defense Ship HSwMS Äran
HSwMS Äran was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship. She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. Having entered service on 7 September 1902, she was stricken on 13 June 1947. The hulk sank while under tow in 1968.
| Class and type: | Äran-class coastal defence ship |
| Displacement: | 3,650 tons |
| Length: | 87.5 m (287 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | Steam triple-expansion, 2 screws, 7,400 shp (5,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Crew: | 301 |
| Armament: | 2 × 210 mm (8.2 in) m/98 6 × 152 mm (6 in) m/98 10 × 57 mm m/89B (plus two 37 mm guns on smaller craft) 4 × 90 cm searchlights m/00 2 × 450 mm torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Side belt 175 mm (7 in) Turrets 125–190 mm (5–7 in) Deck 25 mm (0.98 in) Conning tower 200 mm (8 in) |
