Herluf Trolle-class coastal defence ship

The Herluf Trolle class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Royal Danish Navy. The class comprised Herluf Trolle, Olfert Fischer and Peder Skram.

HDMS Herluf Trolle
Class overview
Name: Herluf Trolle class
Builders: Copenhagen Navy Yard
Operators:  Royal Danish Navy
Subclasses: Peder Skram
Completed: 3
General characteristics
Type: Coastal defence ship
Displacement: 3,494 tons
Length: 82.87 m (271 ft 11 in)
Beam: 15.06 m (49 ft 5 in)
Draught: 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)
Propulsion: 4,200 hp (3,100 kW), two shafts
Speed: 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h)
Complement: 254
Armament:
  • 2 × 9.4 in (24 cm) (2 × 1)
  • 4 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (4 × 1)
  • 10 × 5.7 cm (2.2 in) (10 × 1)
  • 3 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes
Armour:
  • 8 in (20 cm) belt
  • 7 in (18 cm) turret

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships of the class were 82.87 metres (271 ft 11 in) long, had a beam of 15.06 metres (49 ft 5 in), a draught of 4.93 metres (16 ft 2 in), and had a displacement of 3,494 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4,200 ihp (3,100 kW) and produced a top speed of 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph).

Armour

The ships had belt armour of 8 in (20 cm) and 7 in (18 cm) turret armour.

Armament

The main armament of the ships were two 9.4 in (24 cm) single turret guns. Secondary armament included four single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and ten 5.7 cm (2.2 in) single guns.

Construction

Herluf Trolle was laid down at the Copenhagen Navy Yard and launched on 1 January 1899. Olfert Fischer was also laid down at Copenhagen Navy Yard and was launched on 1 January 1902.

Ships
Name Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Herluf Trolle Copenhagen Naval Yard 20 July 1897 1 September 1899 7 June 1901 Stricken, April 1932
Olfert Fischer Copenhagen Naval Yard 20 October 1900 9 May 1903 31 May 1905 Stricken, October 1936
Peder Skram Copenhagen Naval Yard 24 April 1905 2 May 1908 24 September 1908 Scuttled during Operation Safari, 29 August 1943

References
  • Moore, J: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I (1919; reprinted 1992) ISBN 1 85170 378 0
  • Wismann, Tom. "The Coastal Battleship Peder Skram (1908)". In Taylor, Bruce (ed.). The World of the Battleship: The Lives and Careers of Twenty-One Capital Ships of the World's Navies, 1880–1990. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 0870219065.
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