Name HSwMS Äran Commissioned 7 September 1902 Construction started 1899 Length 88 m Displacement 3.311 million kg Builder Lindholmen Shipyard | Laid down 1899 Decommissioned 16 June 1947 Launched 14 August 1901 Weight 3,709 tons Beam 15 m | |
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Fate Sunk during towing 1968 Class and type Äran-class coastal defence ship | ||
HSwMS Äran (Swedish language: "Honour") was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp). She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. This type of ship is commonly known as a coastal defence battleship. Having entered service on 7 September 1902, she was stricken on 13 June 1947. The hulk sank while under tow in 1968.
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