HSwMS Karl XIV Johan (1824)

HSwMS Karl XIV Johan was a ship of the line that served in the Swedish Navy and was built by Karlskrona Naval Shipyard. She was named after Karl XIV Johan. Commissioned in 1835 and decommissioned in 1867.[1][2]

HSwMS Karl XIV Johan figurehead at Karlskrona Marinmuseum, Sweden on 26 November 2009.
History
Sweden
Name: Karl XIV Johan
Namesake: Karl XIV Johan
Builder: Karlskrona Naval Shipyard, Blekinge
Laid down: 8 November 1817
Launched: 10 November 1824
Commissioned: 1835
Decommissioned: 1867
Fate: Scrapped, 1867
General characteristics
Class and type: 84-gun ship of the line
Displacement: 2608 tons
Length: 53.8 ft (16.4 m) o/a
Beam: 14.7 ft (4.5 m)
Depth: 6.8 ft (2.1 m)
Propulsion:
  • 1 x Motala steam engine
  • 800 ihp (600 kW)
Speed: 6.5 kn (12.0 km/h)
Complement: 739
Armament:
  • 4 x 226 mm bomb cannons
  • 24 x 178 mm cannons
  • 30 x 155 mm cannons
  • 6 x 122 mm cannons
  • 10 x chops
  • 1 x 96 mm landing cannon
  • 64 x 167 mm cannons

Design and description

Karl XIV Johan was 53.8 meters long, 14.4 meters wide and had a draft of 6.8 meters. The machinery installed in 1854 consisted of four steam boilers that generated steam for a Motala angle steam engine. The total engine power was 800 indicated horsepower. The ship had a top speed of 6.5 knots under engine and 9 knots under sail. At the time of completion, the equipment consisted of 84 pieces of varying calibers. The crew amounted to 739 men.[3]

Construction and career

Karl XIV Johan was laid down by Karlskrona Naval Shipyard at their shipyard at Blekinge on 8 November 1817 and launched on 10 November 1824. She was commissioned in 1835. She did not see much service as she was scrapped in 1867.

References
  1. "CARL XIV JOHAN (1824)". digitaltmuseum.org. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. Svenska flottans historia, P. O. Bäckström
  3. "Linjeskeppet/Ånglinjeskeppet Carl XIV Johan (Nb 199) 1824 | VHFK" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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