HSwMS Göta Lejon was a Swedish cruiser. Together with her sister ship Tre Kronor, they were the largest ships ever to serve in the Royal Swedish Navy.[1] In 1971 Göta Lejon was sold to Chile where she was renamed Almirante Latorre and served in the Chilean Navy until 1984. She was sold to Taiwan in 1986 to be scrapped.[1]

Göta Lejon in 1958
History
Sweden
NameGöta Lejon
NamesakeGöta Lion
BuilderEriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB, Gothenburg
Laid down27 September 1943
Launched17 November 1945
Commissioned15 December 1947
Out of service1 July 1970
Motto
FateSold to Chile, 1971
Badge
Chile
NameAlmirante Latorre
Commissioned1971
Decommissioned1984
IdentificationCL-04
FateScrapped, 1986
General characteristics
Class and typeTre Kronor-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 8,200 long tons (8,332 t) standard
  • 9,200 long tons (9,348 t) full load
Length182 m (597 ft 1 in)
Beam16.7 m (54 ft 9 in)
Draft5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement445
Armament
  • As built :
  • 7 × Bofors 152 mm guns
  • 20 × Bofors 40 mm guns
  • 9 × 20 mm guns
  • 6 × torpedo tubes
  • From 1950 :
  • 7 × 152 mm (6 in) guns
  • 21 × 40 mm guns
  • 6 × 20 mm guns
  • 6 × torpedo tubes
Armour
  • Belt: 70 mm (2.8 in)
  • Deck: 30 + 30 mm (1.2 + 1.2 in)
  • Conning tower and turrets: 127 mm (5 in)

References

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  1. ^ a b Hans Jakobsson: Mig angriper ingen ostraffat Hjak.se Retrieved 18 September 2013 (in Swedish)

Bibliography

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  • Westerlund, Karl-Eric (1980). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 368–377. ISBN 0-8317-0303-2.
  • Westerlund, Karl-Eric & Chumbley, Stephen (1995). "Sweden". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 443–453. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
  • Whitley, M. J. (1995). Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-141-6.
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