HSwMS Garmer information

History
Sweden
Name	Garmer
Namesake	Garmr
Builder	Motala Verkstad, Norrköping
Launched	1867
Completed	1868
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1893
General characteristics
Type	River monitor
Displacement	271 t (267 long tons) (deep load)
Length	28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Beam	6.98 m (22 ft 11 in)
Draft	2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)
Installed power	1 boiler; 90 ihp (67 kW);
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Vibrating-lever steam engine
Speed	5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph)
Complement	20
Armament	1 × 267 mm (10.5 in) smoothbore gun
Armor	Belt: 39 mm (1.5 in); Gun turret: 149 mm (5.9 in); Deck: 20 mm (0.8 in); Conning tower: 208 mm (8.2 in);

HSwMS Garmer was a small river monitor built for the Swedish Royal Skerry Artillery in the mid-1860s. She was designed to operate on the Swedish canals and lakes as well as in the shallow waters of the coast. The ship's captain had to steer the ship as well as aim and fire her gun. Garmer was sold for scrap in 1893.

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History

Sweden
Name	Garmer
Namesake	Garmr
Builder	Motala Verkstad, Norrköping
Launched	1867
Completed	1868
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1893
General characteristics
Type	River monitor
Displacement	271 t (267 long tons) (deep load)
Length	28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Beam	6.98 m (22 ft 11 in)
Draft	2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)
Installed power	1 boiler 90 ihp (67 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Vibrating-lever steam engine
Speed	5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph)
Complement	20
Armament	1 × 267 mm (10.5 in) smoothbore gun
Armor	Belt: 39 mm (1.5 in) Gun turret: 149 mm (5.9 in) Deck: 20 mm (0.8 in) Conning tower: 208 mm (8.2 in)