Global InformationHSwMS Oscar II information
 Oscar II underway
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| Class overview | |
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| Preceded by | Äran class |
| Succeeded by | Sverige class |
| Completed | 1 |
| History | |
 Sweden | |
| Name | Oscar II |
| Namesake | Oscar II of Sweden |
| Ordered | 23 September 1903 |
| Builder | Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Gothenburg |
| Cost | SEK 3,390,000 |
| Launched | 10 June 1905 |
| Commissioned | 3 April 1907 |
| Decommissioned | 24 February 1950 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 11 September 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal defence ship |
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| Length | 95.6 m (313.6 ft) (lwl) |
| Beam | 15.4 m (50 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.49 m (18 ft 0 in) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33.3 km/h; 20.7 mph) |
| Range | 3,550 nmi (6,570 km; 4,090 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 326 (335 as a flagship) |
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| Armour |
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HSwMS Oscar II[a] was a coastal defence ship or Pansarskepp ("armoured ship") of the Swedish Navy. The vessel had a long career lasting over sixty years. A development of the preceding Äran-class coastal defence ship, the ship mounted a powerful armament on a small hull, which necessitated sacrificing speed and endurance. This design decision allowed Oscar II to match the firepower of contemporary armoured cruisers while still carrying the armour of a battleship. Protected by an armoured belt that had a maximum thickness of 150 mm (5.9 in), the ship was armed with a main battery of two 210 mm (8.3 in) Bofors guns mounted separately fore and aft. Maximum speed was 18 knots (20.7 mph; 33.3 km/h).
Commissioned on 3 April 1907, Oscar II served as the flagship of the Swedish Navy, with duties including transporting Swedish King Gustav V and his consort Queen Victoria to summits with Emperors Wilhelm II of Germany and Nicholas II of Russia. During the First World War, the ship supported the Swedish invasion of Åland from February to April 1918. At the end of the conflict, the vessel was decommissioned and only returned to service in September 1929. After being modernised and serving neutral Sweden during the Second World War, the vessel was once again called upon to transport royalty, in this case bringing the body of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, home from Denmark after the air crash of 26 January 1947. Decommissioned on 24 February 1950, Oscar II served as a training hulk until 11 September 1974, when it became the last of several Swedish coastal defence ships to be scrapped.
- ^ "Ordbok: "H"". Försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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