The Tre Kronor-class (English: Three Crowns-class) was a class of two light cruisers built for the Swedish Navy during World War II.
Specifications[]
- Type: Light Cruiser
- Service Period: 1947-1970 (Swedish Navy); 1971-1984 (Chilean Navy)
- Characteristics:
- Length: 597 feet 1 inch (182 meters)
- Beam: 54 feet (16.46 meters)
- Draft: 19 feet 6 inches (5.94 meters)
- Displacement: 7,400 tons (Standard); 9,200 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 618
- Propulsion: 4 x 4-drum boilers, 2 x shaft geared turbines, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
- Range: 4,350 nautical miles (8,056.2 kilometers) at 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
- Speed: 33 knots (61.12 km/h)
- Armament:
- 7 x Bofors 152mm/53-caliber Model 1942 naval guns (1x3, 2x2)
- 20 x Bofors 40mm/70-caliber Model 1948 anti-aircraft guns (5x2)
- 7 x 25mm anti-aircraft guns
- 6 x torpedo tubes
- Armor:
- Belt: 70mm
- Deck: 30mm
- Turrets: 51-127mm
- Conning Tower: 20-25mm
Unit Run[]
- HSwMS Tre Kronor
- HSwMS Göta Lejon - sold to Chile as BAC Almirante Latorre (CL-04) in 1971