HSwMS Fenris
HSwMS Fenris was a monitor that served with the Swedish Navy from 1872 to 1903.[1] She was an experimental design of small coastal defense monitor and while not seen as a success, experience gained in her development was used in the later Sölve class of monitors.[2] Despite being of the John Ericsson class, she was closest in design to HSwMS Garmer.
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| Name | Fenris |
| Owner | Swedish Navy |
| Builder | Motala Verkstad, Norrköping |
| Laid down | 1871 |
| Launched | 1872 |
| In service | 1872–1903 |
| Out of service | 1903 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | John Ericsson-class monitor |
| Displacement | 260 metric tons (260 long tons) |
| Length | 31.1 m (102 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | 1x Bergsunds steam engine 42 hp |
| Speed | 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) |
| Crew | 25 |
| Armament | 1 x 15 in (380 mm) M/65 Dahlgren gun |
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Design
Fenris was 31.1 metres (102 ft) long by 6.1 metres (20 ft) at her widest point, she displaced 260 tons, and had a crew of 25.[2] She had a coal capacity of nine tons and her propulsion system generated 44 indicated horsepower, with one propeller and one funnel.[3] She was armed with a single 15-inch (381 mm) M/65 Dahlgren gun.
Armor
The thickness of the belt armor and the turret armor varied, from 6.4 to 12.7 centimetres (2.5 to 5 in) and 10.2 to 25.9 centimetres (4 to 10.2 in), respectively. However the armor of the conning tower and deck were consistently armored at 20.3 centimetres (8 in) and 17.8 centimetres (7 in), respectively.[3]
History
Construction of Fenris began in the Norrköping shipyard of engineering company Motala Verkstad in 1871 and she began her service the following year.[1][2]
References
- "Svenska Flottan i snabb förändring mellan 1890–1920" [Swedish Fleet in Rapid Change Between 1890–1920]. www.vhfk.se (in Swedish). Varvshistoriska Föreningen i Karlskrona. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Monitor Fenris". www.papershipwright.co.uk. Paper Shipwright. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- The Naval Pocket-book, Volume 13. W. Thacker & Company. 1908. p. 555.
Bibliography
- Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 360–363. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.