Hugin-class destroyer
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 Hugin as she appeared in 1926
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Götaverken |
| Operators |  Swedish Navy |
| 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
Royal Swedish Navy built prior to the First World War
and surviving without major incident through their lifespan.
Design and description
The Hugin-class ships were the first Swedish warships built with steam turbines.[1]
Construction and careers
Hugin was built 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
- ^ Westerlund 1985, p. 360
Bibliography
- 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.
- ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
- Parkes, Oscar; Prendergast, Maurice (1969). Jane's Fighting Ships 1919. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. OCLC 907574860.
- Westerlund, Karl-Erik (1992). Svenska Örlogsfartyg 1855–1905 [Swedish Naval Ships 1855–1905] (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Abrahamson. ISBN 978-9-18707-213-0.
- 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.
- ISBN 1-85409-521-8.