HSwMS Fenris

History
Sweden
Name	Fenris
Owner	Swedish Navy
Builder	Motala Verkstad, Norrköping
Laid down	1871
Launched	1872
In service	1872–1903
Out of service	1903
Fate	Sold
General characteristics
Class and type	John Ericsson-class monitor
Displacement	260 t (260 long tons)
Length	31.1 m (102 ft 0 in)
Beam	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draft	2.31 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power	42 ihp (31 kW)
Propulsion	1x Bergsunds steam engine
Speed	6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
Crew	25
Armament	1 x 15 in (380 mm) Dahlgren gun
Armor	Belt: 2.5–5 in (63.5–127.0 mm) Gun turret: 4–10.2 in (101.6–259.1 mm) Deck: 7 in (17.8 cm) Conning tower: 8 in (20.3 cm)

HSwMS Fenris was a monitor that served with the Swedish Navy from 1872 to 1903.[1] She was an experimental small coastal defense monitor and while not seen as a success, experience gained in her development was used in the later Sölve class of monitors.[2] Despite being of the John Ericsson class, she was closest in design to HSwMS Garmer.

Design

Fenris was 31.1 metres (102 ft) long by 6.1 metres (20 ft) at her widest point, she displaced 260 tons, and had a crew of 25.[2] She had a coal capacity of nine tons and her propulsion system generated 44 indicated horsepower, with one propeller and one funnel.[3] She was armed with a single 15-inch (381 mm) M/65 Dahlgren gun.

Armor

The thickness of the belt armor and the turret armor varied, from 6.4 to 12.7 centimetres (2.5 to 5 in) and 10.2 to 25.9 centimetres (4 to 10.2 in), respectively. However the armor of the conning tower and deck were consistently armored at 20.3 centimetres (8 in) and 17.8 centimetres (7 in), respectively.[3]

History

Construction of Fenris began in the Norrköping shipyard of engineering company Motala Verkstad in 1871 and she began her service the following year.[1][2]

References

1. "Svenska Flottan i snabb förändring mellan 1890–1920" [Swedish Fleet in Rapid Change Between 1890–1920]. www.vhfk.se (in Swedish). Varvshistoriska Föreningen i Karlskrona. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
2. "Monitor Fenris". www.papershipwright.co.uk. Paper Shipwright. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. The Naval Pocket-book, Volume 13. W. Thacker & Company. 1908. p. 555.

Bibliography

• Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 360–363. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.