HSwMS Thule (1893)

HSwMS Thule was a Svea-class coastal defence ship of the Royal Swedish Navy.

Thule
History
Sweden
Name: Thule
Namesake: The mythical Thule
Builder: Bergsunds Yard, Stockholm
Launched: 4 March 1893
Out of service: 1928
Fate: Scrapped in 1933
General characteristics
Class and type: Svea-class coastal defence ship
Displacement: 3,150 tons
Length: 79.5 m (260.83 ft)
Beam: 14.6 m (47.90 ft)
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)

Thule was launched on 4 March 1893 at Bergsunds Yard in Stockholm. She displaced 3,150 tons, had a LPP of 79.5 metres (261 ft) and a beam of 14.6 metres (48 ft). Thule was propelled by a two-cylinder steam engine which gave her a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). She was struck from service in 1928, and broken up in 1933.[1]

Captains

  • 1904–1904 – Carl Alarik Wachtmeister

References

  1. "Thule (6100244)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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