HSwMS Thule (1893)

Thule
History
Sweden
Name	Thule
Namesake	The mythical Thule
Builder	Bergsunds Yard, Stockholm
Launched	4 March 1893
Out of service	1928
Fate	Scrapped in 1933
General characteristics
Class and type	Svea-class coastal defence ship
Displacement	3,150 tons
Length	79.5 m (260.83 ft)
Beam	14.6 m (47.90 ft)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)

HSwMS Thule was a Svea-class coastal defence ship of the Royal Swedish Navy.

Thule was launched on 4 March 1893 at Bergsunds Yard in Stockholm. She displaced 3,150 tons, had a LPP of 79.5 metres (261 ft) and a beam of 14.6 metres (48 ft). Thule was propelled by a two-cylinder steam engine which gave her a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). She was struck from service in 1928, and broken up in 1933.

Captains

• 1904–1904 – Carl Alarik Wachtmeister