AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Lappland (June 1938) Värmland (Dec 1938) 
In service 1940 -  1966

Displacement: 27 395 t light; 28 056 t standard; 30 015 t normal; 31 581 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
    686,40 ft / 656,17 ft x 104,99 ft x 26,25 ft (normal load)
    209,22 m / 200,00 m x 32,00 m  x 8,00 m

Complement:1 139 - 1 482  Cost:£7,725 million / $30,900 million

Armament:  12 - 4,1" / 105 mm gun  36 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns  20 - 1" / 25,0 mm guns

Armor: 5,97" / 150 mm - Belts 0,4" / 10 mm - Armour deck 0,98" / 25-mm - Deck 0,98" / 25-mm - Conning tower 2,95" / 75 mm - Gun armour: Face (max) 0,98" / 25 mm - Other gunhouse (avg) 1,97" / 50 mm - Barbette/hoist

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 115 534 shp / 86 189 Kw = 30,00 kts
    Range 10 000nm at 14,00 kts (Bunkerage = 3 525 tons)

 Aircraft

	18x J 12, Gloster F6/34 1940-43		18x B 5, Northrop 8A1 1940-43
	12x T 4, Levasseur PL.108 1940-43		12x J 14, Westland Whirlwind 1942-45
	24x J23 Grumman F6F Hellcat 1943-50		18x  B17, SAAB 17 1943-50
	18x  T17, SAAB 17 1943-50		18x J 25 Hawker Seafury 1950 - 55
	18x J 33 Dehavilland SeaVenom 1955 - 62		26x A 18 Douglas A1 Skyraider 1950 - 66
	18x J 36 Dehavilland Seavixen 1960-66		6x S 60 Fairey Gannet 1958- 66
	4x HKP 1, Pesecki HC-44 1960-66		8x HKP 2, Alouette III 1958-66

Notes
Swedens first true aircraft carriers. They served with distinction through many wars and earned several battle honurs for the pacific war, Korean war and Cuban missile crisis. .
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Engineering Notes