HSwMS Thor (1898)
Appearance
Thor at Karlskrona
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History | |
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Sweden | |
Name | Thor |
Namesake | Thor, the Norse god of thunder |
Builder | Bergsunds Yard, Stockholm |
Laid down | 26 October 1896 |
Launched | 7 March 1898 |
In service | 7 August 1899 |
Out of service | 1937 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 3,300 tons |
Length | 84.8 m (278.22 ft) |
Beam | 14.8 m (48.56 ft) |
Speed | 16.5 knots (30.56 km/h) |
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, a length of 84.8 metres and a beam of 14.6 metres. Her two triple-expansion steam engines could propel her at 16,5 knots. She was struck from service in 1937.[1]