Английская Википедия:HSwMS Wasa (1901)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHSwMS Wasa was a Шаблон:Sclass that served with the Swedish Navy. The vessel served in the front line for substantially less time than the rest of the class. A development of Шаблон:HSwMS, the Äran class mounted the same Шаблон:Convert main guns, but differed in the layout of the secondary armament. Wasa was launched in 1901 and served as part of the coastal defence fleet, including taking part in neutrality patrols during the First World War. The ship was retired from front-line service in 1924 and withdrawn from active service in 1940, thereafter acting as a decoy and, from 1951, a damage control training ship. Wasa was sold to be broken up in 1960.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Between 1880 and 1905 the Swedish Navy launched 12 coastal defence ships to counter the Imperial Russian Navy.Шаблон:Sfn The Шаблон:Sclass was a development of Шаблон:HSwMS retaining the same main armament but with the secondary armament mounted in turrets to improve protection and angles of fire. Wasa was the second of the class to be laid down.Шаблон:Sfn Originally designated armoured boats (Шаблон:Lang) in Swedish, the vessels were reclassified as armoured ships (Шаблон:Lang) in the 1920s.Шаблон:Sfn
Wasa had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert and measured Шаблон:Convert at the waterline, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum draught of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Normal displacement was Шаблон:Convert although, in 1912, displacement was reported as Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Eight Yarrow boilers fed steam to two sets of triple-expansion steam engines rated at Шаблон:Convert driving two shafts, giving a design speed of Шаблон:Convert. Two funnels were fitted. A full load of Шаблон:Convert of coal was carried, which gave a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn During sea trials, the ship achieved Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The ship had a complement of 285 officers and ratings, later expanded to 301.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Armament consisted of two single Bofors Шаблон:Convert guns mounted in turrets on the ship's centreline, one fore and the other aft. Each of the guns weighed Шаблон:Convert and could fire a Шаблон:Convert shell at a muzzle velocity of Шаблон:Convert. The mounting, designated M1894, used electric training and manual elevation.Шаблон:Sfn Secondary armament consisted of six Bofors Шаблон:Convert guns mounted singularly in turrets amidships.Шаблон:Sfn These guns, which had an actual calibre of Шаблон:Convert and weighed Шаблон:Convert, could fire a Шаблон:Convert shell at a muzzle velocity of Шаблон:Convert. The M1899 mounting was manually trained and elevated.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was also armed with eight single Bofors Шаблон:Convert guns distributed around the superstructure and two submerged Elswick torpedo tubes for Шаблон:Convert torpedoes.Шаблон:Sfn
Armour included a Шаблон:Convert-long armoured belt that was Шаблон:Convert thick amidships. It consisted of surface-hardened Krupp armour backed by Шаблон:Convert of teak. The main armament was protected by barbettes were Шаблон:Convert thick and turrets having an armouted face Шаблон:Convert thick and the remainder Шаблон:Convert thick. The secondary armament sat on barbettes protected by Шаблон:Convert nickel-steel armour, the turrets having a face Шаблон:Convert thick, sides Шаблон:Convert thick and a roof Шаблон:Convert thick. The conning tower was protected by Шаблон:Convert armour.Шаблон:Sfn Flat to the belt was deck armour that was Шаблон:Convert thick.Шаблон:Sfn Two Шаблон:Convert searchlights and a Шаблон:Convert rangefinder were later fitted.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Wasa was ordered from Bergsund on 12 October 1898 at a cost of SEK 2,679,000.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was the third to be named Шаблон:Lang after the House of Vasa, the first being a ship of the line launched in 1628. Laid down at the Finnboda shipyard in Stockholm, Wasa was launched on 29 May 1902 and completed on 6 December.Шаблон:Sfn The warship was commissioned into the coastal defence fleet based at Karlskrona.Шаблон:Sfn
The ship served during the First World War protecting the nation's trade routes and shipping fleet due to Sweden's neutrality in the war.Шаблон:Sfn In 1924, the vessel was withdrawn from front-line service, a noteworthy short life compared to the remainder of the class. On 15 March 1940, Wasa was taken out of service. The ship's armour was removed and the vessel was reconfigured to act as a double to the newer Шаблон:HSwMS to confuse enemy reconnaissance aircraft.Шаблон:Sfn Some of the material removed was used in the construction of the cruisers Шаблон:HSwMS and Шаблон:HSwMS.Шаблон:Sfn The ship found a new role as a training vessel and, in 1952, joined the Berga Naval School to train sailors in damage control.Шаблон:Sfn On 9 November 1960, Wasa was sold to Marinverkstaderna to be broken up at Karlskrona.Шаблон:Sfn
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