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HSwMS Thor (1898)

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Name
  
Thor

In service
  
7 August 1899

Construction started
  
26 October 1896

Length
  
86 m

Displacement
  
2.994 million kg

Laid down
  
26 October 1896

Out of service
  
1937

Launched
  
7 March 1898

Weight
  
3,353 tons

Beam
  
15 m

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Namesake
  
Thor, the Norse god of thunder

Class and type
  
Oden-class coastal defence ship

Builder
  
Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstads AB

HSwMS Thor was an Oden-class coastal defence ship of the Royal Swedish Navy.

Thor had her keel laid down on 26 October 1896 at Bergsunds Yard in Stockholm. She was launched on 7 March 1898, and completed on 7 August 1899. Thor displaced 3,300 tons, had a LPP of 84.4 metres (277 ft), a length of 84.8 metres (278 ft) and a beam of 14.6 metres (48 ft). Her two triple-expansion steam engines could propel her at 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). She was struck from service in 1937.

References

HSwMS Thor (1898) Wikipedia