This is the Royal Swedish navy's first true armoured cruiser. Built after blueprints purchased in france losley based on thiere "la Jeune ecolé" strategy. To commemorate their heritage aswell as the swedish royal family´s french heritage they where named after swedish noblemen famaous for the work with swedish-french relations in the 18th century.
Axel von Fersen,
Carl-Gustaf Tessin
Hans Mörner
Armoured cruiser
Sweden laid down 1892
Displacement:
8 483 t light; 8 830 t standard; 9 496 t normal; 10 028 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
419,95 ft / 419,95 ft x 72,18 ft x 19,69 ft (normal load)
128,00 m / 128,00 m x 22,00 m x 6,00 m
Armament:
2 - 8,27" / 210 mm guns in single mounts, 282,57lbs / 128,17kg shells, 1892 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 5,98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 107,15lbs / 48,60kg shells, 1892 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
6 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1892 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
6 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
6 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm guns in single mounts, 5,65lbs / 2,56kg shells, 1892 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1 668 lbs / 757 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
2 - 18,0" / 457,2 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5,98" / 152 mm 403,54 ft / 123,00 m 9,71 ft / 2,96 m
Ends: 0,98" / 25 mm 13,12 ft / 4,00 m 9,71 ft / 2,96 m
3,28 ft / 1,00 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 0,98" / 25 mm 255,91 ft / 78,00 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 148 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5,98" / 152 mm 2,95" / 75 mm 5,98" / 152 mm
2nd: 4,13" / 105 mm 1,97" / 50 mm 4,13" / 105 mm
3rd: 0,98" / 25 mm - -
4th: 0,20" / 5 mm - -
- Armour deck: 0,98" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4,13" / 105 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 19 175 ihp / 14 305 Kw = 21,00 kts
Range 4 200nm at 10,00 kts (Bunkerage = 1 199 tons)
Complement:
480 - 625
Cost:
£0,951 million / $3,806 million