HSwMS Wasa (1901)

Wasa
History
Sweden
Name	Wasa
Ordered	12 October 1898
Builder	Bergsund Finnboda, Stockholm
Cost	SEK 2,679,000
Launched	29 May 1901
Completed	6 December 1902
Out of service	15 March 1940
Fate	Sold to be broken up 9 November 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	Äran-class coastal defence ship
Displacement	3,840 long tons (3,900 t) (normal)
Length	87.5 m (287 ft 1 in) (w.l.)
Beam	15.02 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) (max)
Installed power	8 Yarrow boilers 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines 2 × screws
Speed	17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	285
Armament	2 × single 21 cm (8.3 in) guns 6 × single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns 8 × single 5.7 cm (2.2 in) guns 2 × single 45.7 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 175 mm (6.9 in) Barbette: 190 mm (7.5 in) Turrets: 48 to 125 mm (1.9 to 4.9 in) Deck: 51 mm (2 in) Conning tower: 175 mm (6.9 in)

HSwMS Wasa was a Äran-class coastal defence ship that served with the Swedish Navy. The vessel served in the front line for substantially less time than the rest of the class. A development of Dristigheten, the Äran class mounted the same 21 cm (8.3 in) main guns, but differed in the layout of the secondary armament. Wasa was launched in 1901 and served as part of the coastal defence fleet, including taking part in neutrality patrols during the First World War. The ship was retired from front-line service in 1924 and withdrawn from active service in 1940, thereafter acting as a decoy and, from 1951, a damage control training ship. Wasa was sold to be broken up in 1960.