HSwMS Psilander (1899)
 Psilander
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| History | |
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| Name | Psilander |
| Launched | 25 November 1899 |
| Commissioned | 20 July 1900 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1937 |
| Fate | Expended as a target, 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Torpedo cruiser |
| Displacement | 800 long tons (810 t) |
| Length | 70.71 m (232 ft) |
| Beam | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 99 |
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HSwMS Psilander was a Örnen-class torpedo cruiser built for the Swedish Navy during the 1890s, named after the 17th-century admiral Gustaf von Psilander. She was commissioned on 20 July 1900. From 1927 until 1937 she was used for cadet training, and was sunk after being used as an artillery target on 3 August 1939.
Description
Psilander had an
kW) which gave her a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). Psilander carried up to 100 long tons (100 t) of coal and had a complement of 99 officers and ratings.[1]
Citations
- ^ Campbell, p. 362
Bibliography
- Roberts, John (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.
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