HSwMS Äran

HSwMS Äran in 1944.
History
Sweden
Name	HSwMS Äran
Builder	Lindholmens shipyard, Gothenburg
Laid down	1899
Launched	14 August 1901
Commissioned	7 September 1902
Decommissioned	16 June 1947
Fate	Sunk during towing 1968
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	3,650 tons
Length	87.5 m (287 ft 1 in)
Beam	15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Steam triple-expansion, 2 screws, 7,400 shp (5,500 kW)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h)
Crew	301
Armament	2 × 210 mm (8.2 in) m/98 6 × 152 mm (6 in) m/98 10 × 57 mm m/89B (plus two 37 mm guns on smaller craft) 4 × 90 cm searchlights m/00 2 × 450 mm torpedo tubes
Armor	Side belt 175 mm (7 in) Turrets 125–190 mm (5–7 in) Deck 25 mm (0.98 in) Conning tower 200 mm (8 in)

HSwMS Äran (Swedish language: "Honour") was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp). She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. This type of ship is commonly known as a coastal defence battleship. Having entered service on 7 September 1902, she was stricken on 13 June 1947. The hulk sank while under tow in 1968.

References

• Moore, J: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I (1919; reprinted 1992) ISBN 1 85170 378 0