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Sigurd 1914 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Vidar	4 - 23	95	Kockums, Malmö	1908	9.6.1909	4.1910	stricken 6.1947
Ragnar	5 - 22	93	Kockums, Malmö	1907	30.5.1908	1.1909	stricken 6.1947
Sigurd	6 - 21	395	Lindholmen, Göteborg	1907	19.9.1908	4.1909	stricken 6.1947

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	430
Displacement full, t	460
Length, m	65.8 wl 66.1 oa
Breadth, m	6.30
Draught, m	2.50 mean 2.70 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 4-cyl. VTE, 4 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	7200
Max speed, kts	30
Fuel, t	coal 84
Endurance, nm(kts)	1400(12)
Armament	2 x 1 - 75/49 K/50 M05, 4 x 1 - 57/50 K/55 M89B, 2 x 1 - 450 TT
Complement	54

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Project history

Design of Wale class destroyers represented almost exact copy of destroyer Magne, built in 1905 by Thornycroft. More strong armament consisted of two 75mm and four 57mm (instead of six 57mm) guns became unique difference from a prototype.

Modernizations

1916, all: - 4 x 1 - 57/50, 2 x 1 - 450 TT; + 2 x 1 - 75/49 K/50 M05, 2 x 2 - 450 TT.

1940, all: - 1 x 1 - 75/49; + 2 x 1 - 25/55 K/58 M32, 1 x 2 - 8.76, 2 DCR

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.