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(Drottning Sophia-class)
DROTTNING SOPHIA (May 1888) DROTTNING MARGARETA (Aug.. 1890)
In service 1892 - 1916

Displacement: 12 381 t light; 13 071 t standard; 14 001 t normal; 14 745 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
410,11 ft / 410,11 ft x 85,30 ft (Bulges 91,86 ft) x 19,69 ft (normal load)
125,00 m / 125,00 m x 26,00 m (Bulges 28,00 m) x 6,00 m
Complement: 643 - 836
Cost: £1,196 million / $4,782 million

Broadside - 4 -10,82", 4 - 6", 5 -4,13",4 - 2,54", 1-18" tube

Armament:
  4 - 12,01" / 305 mm guns
10 - 5,98" / 152 mm guns
20 - 2,95" / 75 mm guns
  2 - 18,0" / 457 mm submerged torpedo tubes



 Armour:
12,01" / 305 mm - Belts
  7,87" / 200 mm - Ends:
  6,89" / 175 mm - Upper
  1,97" /   50 mm - Armour deck
12,01" / 305 mm - Conning tower
12,01" / 305 mm - Gun armour: Face (max)
  7,87" / 200 mm - Other gunhouse (avg)
12,01" / 305 mm - Barbette/hoist

Machinery:
Machinery: Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines, Direct Drive, 4 shafts, 13 190 ihp / 9 840 Kw = 17,50 kts
Range 5 500nm at 10,00 kts (Bunkerage = 1 673 tons)


Notes
The Drottning Sophia & Drottning Margareta are losely based on the Royal Navy's Royal Sovereign class.
Both units served in home fleet until the introduction of the Elefanten-class when they where transfered to the Caribbean station at Gustavia.
At the outbreak of the Great War the ships where relocated to  home waters and coast defence duties. Both units where withdrawn in 1916.
HMS Drottning Sophia remained as a hulk and accomodation ship at Karlskrona Naval depot. She was preserved as museum in Stockholm Naval historic park in 1950

Engineering Notes