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Ragnar-class destroyer

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Ragnar at sea
Class overview
BuildersKockums Shipyard
Operators Swedish Navy
Preceded byWale
Succeeded byHugin class
In commission1908–1947
Completed3
Retired3
General characteristics (as built)
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
Length66.1 m (216 ft 10 in)
Beam6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion engines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,400 nmi (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement69
Armament

The Ragnar class was a class of three destroyers built for the Royal Swedish Navy before World War I. The class consisted of HSwMS Ragnar, HSwMS Sigurd, and HSwMS Vidar. The lead ship, Ragnar, was launched May 30, 1908. The design was based on the earlier destroyer Wale. The Ragnar class led a relatively quiet service life performing routine missions such as escorts and exercises between their commissioning before World War I and their decommissioning shortly after World War II.

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