Tre Kronor-class cruiser

HMS Tre Kronor
HSwMS Tre Kronor
Class overview
NameTre Kronor class
Operators
Built1943–1947
In commission1947–1984
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics [1]
TypeCruiser
Displacement
  • 7,400 long tons (7,519 t) standard
  • 9,200 long tons (9,348 t) full load
Length
  • 174 m (570 ft 10 in) (pp)
  • 182 m (597 ft 1 in) (oa)
Beam16.45 m (54 ft 0 in)
Draft5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft geared turbines, 4× 4-drum boilers,
  • 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range4,350 nautical miles (8,060 km; 5,010 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement618
Armament
Armour
  • Belt: 70 mm (2.8 in)
  • Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in)upper, 30 mm (1.2 in) main
  • Turrets: 50–127 mm (2.0–5.0 in)
  • Conning tower: 20–25 mm (0.79–0.98 in)

The Tre Kronor class (English: Three Crowns class) was a class of two cruisers built for the Swedish Navy during World War II, comprising Tre Kronor and Göta Lejon. Tre Kronor was discarded in 1968 and Göta Lejon was sold to Chile in 1971. Renamed Almirante Latorre, she remained in service until being discarded in 1986.

  1. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 225.