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  1. HSwMS Drottning Victoria, was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship of the Swedish Navy. She was launched on 15 September 1917 at Kockums in Malmö and delivered to the Navy on 12 March 1921. Armament consisted of four 28 cm guns and a secondary armament of eight 15.2 cm guns. The ship was decommissioned in 1957 and was later sold for scrapping. destinationsjourney.com/histor #coastaldefenceship #swedishnavy #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #HSWMSdottningVictoria #warship

  2. HSwMS Aran Swedish Coastal Defence Ship. Seen here in camouflage and neutrality marking in 1944. She entered service on 7 September 1902, and was stricken on 13 June 1947. The hulk sank while under tow in 1968. destinationsjourney.com/histor #MaritimeHistory #HSwMSAran #HMSAran #CoastalDefenceShip #Warship #SwedishNavy

  3. Commissioned in 1898, HNoMS Harald Haarfagre was a Norwegian coastal defence ship. After the German invasion of Norway, she was seized by the Germans and rebuilt as a floating flak battery under the name Thetis. After the war Harald Haarfagre was used briefly as a floating barracks, and for transporting German POWs, before she was sold for scrapping in 1948. destinationsjourney.com/histor #HNoMSHaraldHaarfagre #RoyalNorwegianNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory #CoastalDefenceShip #CoastalDefence

  4. HNoMS Tordenskjold, was a Norwegian coastal defence ship. Considered unfit for war in the mid-1930s. After the German invasion of Norway, she was seized by the Germans and rebuilt as a floating flak battery with 10.5 cm AA guns and renamed Nymphe. destinationsjourney.com/histor #NavalHistory #HNoMSTordenskjold #CoastalDefence #CoastalDefenceShip #Warship #WW2 #RoyalNorwegianNavy #Nymph #FlakShip