HSwMS Claes Uggla

Claes Uggla as she ran aground in 1917
History
Sweden
Name	Claes Uggla
Launched	9 December 1899
Commissioned	28 November 1900
Fate	Wrecked, 22 June 1917
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General characteristics
Type	Torpedo cruiser
Displacement	800 long tons (810 t)
Length	70.71 m (232 ft) (o/a)
Beam	8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Draught	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Armament	2 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 4 × single 57 mm (2.2 in) guns 1 × 38 cm (15 in) torpedo tube

HSwMS Claes Uggla was a Örnen-class torpedo cruiser built for the Swedish Navy during the 1890s, named after the 17th-century admiral Claes Uggla. The ship's name is spelled as Clas Uggla in some English-language sources. She ran aground and sank on 22 June 1917.

Description

Claes Uggla had an overall length of 70.71 metres (232 ft), a beam of 8.3 metres (27 ft 3 in) and a draught of 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) at deep load. The ship displaced about 800 long tons (810 t) at normal load. The steam engines were rated at 4,500 indicated horsepower (3,400 kW) which gave her a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). Claes Uggla carried up to 100 long tons (100 t) of coal and had a complement of 99 officers and ratings.

Bibliography

• Roberts, John (1979). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 360–363. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.

External links

• Photo of wreck