HSwMS Äran

HSwMS Äran was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp). A development of Dristigheten, the Äran class mounted the same 21 cm (8.3 in) main guns, but differed in the layout of the secondary armament. The vessel was launched in 1901 by Gustaf V breaking a bottle of champagne on her bow, the last time that ceremony took place following complaints that breaking wine on a ship was sacrilegious. The warship served on neutrality patrols in the First World War and was damaged after running aground in 1932. In the period immediately before the Second World War, the ship's armament was deemed out of date, and in 1939 and 1940 significant improvement to the vessel's anti-aircraft capability were made with the addition of 25 mm (1 in), 40 mm (1.6 in) and 57 mm (2.2 in) guns. After the war, the Swedish Navy decided to retire all its coastal defence ships. Äran was retired in 1947 and sold to be broken up in 1951, the last sections of the ship finally sinking in 1968.

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HSwMS Äran ⓘ
1901 Äran-class coastal defence ship
SMS K ⓘ

1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1947-06-16T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1902-09-07T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1901-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Vår örlogsflotta på Västkusten 1905

HMS Äran

Vår örlogsflotta på Västkusten 1905

Coastal defence ship Äran

Kusteskadern på Karlskrona redd 9 juli 1904 (beskuren)

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HMS Äran modell

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

object	watercraft	HSwMS Äran	coastal defence ship, Äran-class coastal defence ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	SMS K	steamboat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	Ostmark	troopship, ferry, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image	Vår örlogsflotta på Västkusten 1905		Commons
commons	image	HMS Äran		Commons
commons	image	Vår örlogsflotta på Västkusten 1905		Commons
commons	image	Coastal defence ship Äran		Commons
commons	image	Kusteskadern på Karlskrona redd 9 juli 1904 (beskuren)		Commons
commons	image	Fo11368A		Commons
commons	image	HMS Äran modell		Commons

HSwMS Äran

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