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Very neat ship, as always. Just wondering, what was her originaly intended speed, before the Navy took her over?

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Very neat ship, as always. Just wondering, what was her originaly intended speed, before the Navy took her over?

"high" so she could compete for the Blue ribbon, somewhere around 30kts (1929 the NDL Bremen crossed the Atlantic at almost 28kts).

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Really nice - modest, but at the same time really plausible desing. One of the better AU ships and truely best carriers Ive seen

Your drawing shows three shafts yet your report states four? Bit confusing unless the inner propellers are arranged like the Kaiser class ocean liners of the early 1900s

Nice carrier though, she looks rather nice with those sleek, almost shokaku style lines that to me has always looked nicer than the bulky mess of the Lexington and Yorktown class upper works.

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I believe this to be the most impressive and indeed beautiful vessel you've done yet Psilander!

On a side note I noticed you called the RR Peregrine a radial when in fact it was a liquid cooled V-12.

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It looks like there's a corner of the superstructure missing ner the aft 105mm gun.

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Thanks guys

I do belive de single line aft of the X turret is a small ladder.

Regarding propellers, I will redo the SS calculation, 3 is right.

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I think the Thiel is talking about the top view where a portion of the green-colored bridge near Y turret is missing.

The first scratch built carrier of the Royal Swedish Navy. When Sweden decided to get carriers in the late 1920s many naval aviators and officers where sent abroad to learn carrier operations. The Lappland class was bulit by experience from the RN Ark Royal/ Victorius program aswell as the Graf Spee project in germany. She was rushed into service in 1941, serveing most of her time in the pacific. refitted several times in 40s and 50s. She was with drawn when the new Tre Kronor class entered service in 1966.

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Lappland, Värmland
Sweden Aircraftcarrier laid down 1936

Displacement:
27 395 t light; 28 056 t standard; 30 015 t normal; 31 581 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
686,40 ft / 656,17 ft x 104,99 ft x 26,25 ft (normal load)
209,22 m / 200,00 m x 32,00 m x 8,00 m

Armament:
12 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns (6x2 guns), 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1934 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
36 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (18x2 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
20 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1932 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 499 lbs / 226 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5,91" / 150 mm 426,51 ft / 130,00 m 12,30 ft / 3,75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2,95" / 75 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 1,97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 0,98" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 5,91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 115 534 shp / 86 189 Kw = 30,00 kts
Range 10 000nm at 14,00 kts (Bunkerage = 3 525 tons)

Complement:
1 139 - 1 482

Cost:
£7,725 million / $30,900 million

Aircraft
1941
22x J12 F5/34
12x J14 Westland Whirlwind
12x B5 Nortrop 8A1
12x T4 Douglas Devestor

1945
22x J23 F3F Hellcat
12x J14 Westland Whirlwind
12x B17 SAAB fpl 17
12x T17 SAAB fpl 17

1952 Korean War
28x J25 Hawker SeaFury
22x A18 A1 Douglas Skyraider

1962 Cuban crisis
18x J33 DH SeaVenom
18x A18 Douglas Skyraider
4x SH 60 Fairey Gannet

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