Name Göta Lejon Commissioned 15 December 1947 Construction started 27 September 1943 Length 180 m | Laid down 27 September 1943 Out of service 1 July 1970 Launched 17 November 1945 Beam 17 m | |
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Motto Nemo me impune lacessit
("No one provokes me with impunity") Fate Sold to Chile, renamed Almirante Latorre Builder Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad | ||
HSwMS Göta Lejon was a Swedish cruiser. Together with her sister ship Tre Kronor, they were the largest ships ever to serve in the Royal Swedish Navy. In 1971 Göta Lejon was sold to Chile where she was renamed Almirante Latorre and served in the Chilean Navy until 1984. She was sold to Taiwan in 1986 to be scrapped.
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