HSwMS Drottning Victoria was a Sverige -class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp ) for the Royal Swedish Navy in the 1910s.
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HSwMS Drottning Victoria under way
History
Sweden
Name HSwMS Drottning Victoria
Namesake Victoria of Baden
Builder Götaverken , Gothenburg
Laid down July 1915
Launched 15 September 1917
Commissioned 12 March 1921
Decommissioned 22 March 1957
Fate Scrapped 1959
General characteristics
Class and type Sverige -class coastal defence ship
Displacement
6,842 t standard;
7,663 t full load
Length
120.9 m (396 ft 8 in) waterline
121.6 m (398 ft 11 in) overall
Beam 18.63 m (61 ft 1 in)
Draught 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
12 Yarrow boilers;
2 Motala-Westinghouse geared turbines;
2 three-blade propellers
22,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Speed 23.2 kn (43.0 km/h; 26.7 mph)
Range 3,280 nmi (6,070 km; 3,770 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement 427
Armament
4 × Bofors 283 mm gun M/1912 (2×2)
8 × 152 mm/50 cal. Bofors QF M/1912 (1×2, 6×1)
4 × 75 mm/53 cal. Bofors QF M/1912 (4×1)
2 × 75 mm/53 cal. Bofors AA M/1915 (2×1)
2 × 57 mm/21.3 cal. Bofors M/1916 (2×1)
2 × 6.5 mm/92.3 cal. MG M/1914 (2×1)
2 × 45 cm torpedo tubes M/1914 (2×1)
WWII:
4 × Bofors 283 mm gun M/1912 (2×2)
6 × 152 mm/50 cal. Bofors QF M/1912 (1×2, 4×1)
4 × 75 mm/60 cal. Bofors AA M/1928 (2×2)
6 × 40 mm/56 cal. Bofors AA M/1936 (3×2)
4 × 25 mm/58 cal. Bofors AA M/1932 (2×2)
3 × 20 mm/66 cal. Bofors AA M/1940 (3×1)
4 × 8 mm/75.8 cal. AA MG M/1936 (2×2)
Armour
Belt 200 mm (8 in)
Turrets 200 mm (8 in)
Citadel 100 mm (4 in)
Deck 18–28 mm (1–1 in)
Close
Notable commanders of the ship include Gösta Ehrensvärd between 1932 and 1933, Yngve Ekstrand in 1936 and 1937 and Stig H:son Ericson during 1942 and part of 1943.
Plans were drawn up in the 1940s to modernize Drottning Victoria by rebuilding the superstructure, increasing the elevation of the main turrets to 32 degrees, and replacing the light armament with 2 twin 57mm guns and 12 40mm/56 Bofors guns in 4 twin and 4 single mounts, as well as 10 25mm Bofors mounts. This would have more than doubled the weight of anti-aircraft fire per minute. These plans were never undertaken. The plans and an essay explaining them can be viewed in here on pages 103 to 113.[ 1]