Hugin-class destroyer
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![]() Hugin as she appeared in 1926 | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Götaverken |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Ragnar class |
Succeeded by | Wrangel class |
In commission | 1910–1947 |
Completed | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 66.3 m (217 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
Draft | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) (deep load) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 steam turbines |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 73 |
Armament |
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The Hugin class of destroyers consisted of Hugin and Munin built for the Royal Swedish Navy built prior to the First World War and surviving without major incident through their lifespan.
Design and description
[edit]The Hugin-class ships were the first Swedish warships built with steam turbines.[1]
Construction and careers
[edit]Hugin was built by Götaverken and launched on December 10, 1910 while Munin was constructed by Kockums and launched December 5, 1911. The ship class was built with steam turbines instead of piston engines as the previous Swedish destroyers had been. Hugin was in service until June 13, 1947 while Munin had been decommissioned on October 18, 1940.
Citations
[edit]- ^ Westerlund 1985, p. 360
Bibliography
[edit]- Brassey, Thomas, ed. (1912). "II List of British and Foreign Ships. Ordinance Tables". The Naval Annual 1912. Portsmouth: J. Griffin & Co.: 177–268. OCLC 1118005447.
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- Parkes, Oscar; Prendergast, Maurice (1969). Jane's Fighting Ships 1919. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. OCLC 907574860.
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- Westerlund, Karl-Erik (1985). "Sweden". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 355–363. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
- Westerlund, Karl-Eric (1980). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 368–377. ISBN 0-8317-0303-2.
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