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Manligheten 1904

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Äran		373	Lindholmen, Göteborg	1899	14.8.1901	7.9.1902	stricken 6.1947
Wasa			Bergsund, Stockholm	11.1899	29.5.1901	6.12.1902	stricken 3.1940
Tapperheten		85	Kockums, Malmö	11.1899	7.11.1901	4.1903	stricken 6.1947
Manligheten		86	Kockums, Malmö	12.1901	1.12.1903	3.12.1904	stricken 2.1950

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	3650
Displacement full, t	3735
Length, m	87.5 wl 89.7 oa
Breadth, m	15.0
Draught, m	5.00 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 8 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	6500
Max speed, kts	17
Fuel, t	coal 370
Endurance, nm(kts)	3000(12)
Armour, mm	belt: 175, main turrets: 190 - 140, main barbettes: 190, secondary turrets:  125 - 60, secondary barbettes: 100, CT: 200, deck: 48
Armament	2 x 1 - 209/43 K/44 M1898, 6 x 1 - 152/43 K/44 M1898, 10 x 1 - 57/50 K/55 M1889B, 2 x 1 - 37/34 K/37 M1898, 2 - 450 TT (beam)
Complement	275

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Project history

Further development of Dristigheten. Secondary guns were placed in turrets instead of casemates of prototype, armour plating area was increased.

Protection

175mm belt protected 50m amidships part and was 1.78m in height. Main deck was connected by its lower end by slopes, this deck had turtleback form outside citadel.

Modernizations

1906-1910, all: new tripod fore mast with director was installed.

mid-1930s, Manligheten: 2 boilers were converted to oil.

early 1940, Äran, Tapperheten: - 10 x 1 - 57/50, 2 - 450 TT; + 4 x 1 - 57/50 K/55 1889B AA, 2 x 1 - 25/55 K/58 M1932

1941, Äran: fore superstrucure was moved astern, 57mm guns were moved one deck lower; + 2 x 1 - 40/56 K/60 M1932, 2 x 2 - 8.80

1941, Manligheten: stem was rebuilt with cruiser bow, length wl was raised to 90.2m, fore superstructure was rebuilt and moved astern, main guns and directors were also modernized, boilers were replaced by new ones, main mast was removed; + 4 x 1 - 57/50 K/55 1889B AA, 4 x 1 - 40/56 K/60 M1932, 2 x 1 - 25/55 K/58 M1932

Naval service

Tapperheten ran aground in January 1914, cost of salvage operations n January - July has made third of cost of a building of the ship. Wasa was laid up in 1924, Tappereheten in 1927 and Manligheten in 1933. Äran was found in 1939 in very poor condition and stricken next year, Äran and Tapperheten returned to active service after repair late 1939 - early 1940. Manligheten was damaged by exploding of German mine defender in the autumn 1939, but served one more year and was repaired and modernized from late 1940. Äran was used as barrack ship from 1942.