Ships
Three of these ships were built:
- HMS Sverige was ordered in 1912 and completed in 1917, built by Götaverken Gothenborg, she was paid for by public subscription as the Swedish people's gift to the country
- HMS Drottning Victoria (Queen Victoria) was ordered in 1915 and completed in 1921, built by Götaverken Gothenborg
- HMS Gustav V was built by Kockums shipyard in Malmö ordered in 1915 and completed in 1922.
A fourth ship was considered but not built due to economic difficulties
The ships were modernised in the 1930s with oil-fired boilers replacing the old coal-fired boilers, removal of underwater torpedo equipment, new anti-aircraft guns and fire control equipment
Read more about this topic: Sverige Class Battleship
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