Oden-class coastal defence ship

Not to be confused with Odin-class coastal defense ship.

The Oden class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy. The class comprised Oden, Niord and Thor.

Oden
Class overview
Name	Oden class
Builders	Bergsund At Finnboda (2), Lindholmens Verkstads AB At Goteborg (1)
Operators	Swedish Navy
Preceded by	Svea class
Succeeded by	HSwMS Dristigheten
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Coastal defense ship
Displacement	3,445 tons
Length	84.8 m (278 ft 3 in)
Beam	14.78 m (48 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.28 m (17 ft 4 in)
Installed power	6 boilers 5,350 ihp (3,990 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion engines
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement	252
Armament	2 × single 25.4 cm (10 in) guns 6 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns 10 × single 5.7 cm (2.2 in) guns 1 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tube
Armour	24.3 cm (9.6 in) belt 20 cm (7.9 in) turret

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships of the class had an overall length of 84.8 metres (278 ft 3 in), a beam of 14.78 metres (48 ft 6 in), and a draught of 5.28 metres (17 ft 4 in), and had a displaced 3,445 long tons (3,500 t).^[1] The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 5,350 indicated horsepower (3,990 kW) and produced a top speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).

Armour

The ships had belt armour of 9.5 in (24 cm) and 8 in (20 cm) turret armour.

Armament

The main armament of the ships where two 10 in (25 cm) single turret guns. Secondary armament included six single 4.7 in (12 cm) guns and ten 5.7 cm (2.2 in) single guns.

Construction

• Oden was laid down in 1894 at the Bergsund At Finnboda shipyard and was launched in 1896. She was commissioned in 1898.
• Niord was laid down in 1900 at the Lindholmens shipyard and was launched in 1898. She was commissioned in 1899.
• Thor was laid down in 1896 also at the Bergsund At Finnboda shipyard and was launched in 1898. She was commissioned in 1899.

Bibliography

• Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 360–363. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.