Äran-class coastal defence ship

The Äran class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Swedish Navy. The class comprised Äran, Wasa, Tapperheten and Manligheten.

Dimensions and machinery
The ships of the class were 87.48 m long, had a beam of 15 m, a draught of 5 m, and had a displacement of 3,592 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 6500 ihp and produced a top speed of 17 kn.

Armour
The ships had belt armour of 7 in and 7.5 in turret armour.

Armament
The main armament of the ships where two 8.2 in single turret guns. Secondary armament included six single 6 in guns and ten 5.7 cm single guns.

Construction
Äran was laid down at the Lindholmen At Goteborg shipyard and launched in 1902. Wasa was laid down at the Bergsund At Finnboda shipyard and was also launched in 1902. Tapperheten and Manligheten where both laid down at Kockums At Malmo shipyard and were launched in 1904.