HSwMS Thor

HSwMS Thor was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp). A follow-on to the name-ship of the class, Oden, Thor differed in having improved Harvey steel armour, a greater use of electric power and two additional casemate-mounted 12 cm (4.7 in) guns. The vessel was launched in 1899 and visited Portsmouth naval base in 1907. After an upgrade between 1914 and 1916, the warship operated in support of Sweden's neutrality in the First World War, participating in the Invasion of Åland in 1918. Thor was the first Swedish vessel to arrive and remained on duty when the German dreadnought battleships Rheinland and Westfalen arrived. The matter was resolved peacefully. After an otherwise uneventful career, Thor retired in 1937 and broken up.

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coastal defence ship, Oden-class coastal defence ship, Swedish Navy, Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad, Finnboda Shipyard, 

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1899-06-29T00:00:00Z

1937-07-16T00:00:00Z

1899 — 1937 HSwMS Thor

1896-10-26T00:00:00Z

1896-10-26T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1898-01-01T00:00:00Z

1898-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

HMS Thor (1898)

Swedish coastal defence ship THOR (1898). Photo c. 1899.

HMS Thor i docka

Kusteskadern på Karlskrona redd 9 juli 1904 (beskuren)

Sternpost ornament from the coastal defence ship Thor, 1898 - Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden - DSC08946

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		HMS Thor (1898)		Commons
commons	image		Swedish coastal defence ship THOR (1898). Photo c. 1899.		Commons
commons	image		HMS Thor i docka		Commons
commons	image		Kusteskadern på Karlskrona redd 9 juli 1904 (beskuren)		Commons
commons	image		Sternpost ornament from the coastal defence ship Thor, 1898 - Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden - DSC08946		Commons