Karl XIV Johan (1824)

History of Karl XIV Johan (1824)

HSwMS Karl XIV Johan was a ship in service with the Swedish Navy, built by the Karlskrona Naval Shipyard. It is named after Karl XIV Johann. It was commissioned in 1835 and decommissioned in 1867.

Karl XIV Johan is 53.8 meters long, 14.4 meters wide and has a draft of 6.8 meters. The machine installed in 1854 consisted of four steam boilers producing steam for the Motala corner steam engine. The total engine power is 800 horsepower.

The boat has a top speed of 6.5 knots under power and 9 knots under sail. When completed, the device consisted of 84 pieces of different calibers. The crew is 739 people.

Karl XIV Johan was laid on 8 November 1817 by the Karlskrona Naval Shipyard at its shipyard in Blekinge and launched on 10 November 1824. She entered service in 1835. Since she was abandoned in 1867, she didn't get much use.

Specification

BASICS

Year of Service

1824

Origins

Sweden

Status

stop service

destroyed, scrapped.

supplement

350

staff

Class information

Class

Charles XIV John

Class Size

1

ships

Class

Charles XIV John

Carrier

Sweden

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Flagship/Capital Ship

Take on the role of fleet flagship or capital ship in old battleship design/terminology.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

176.0 feet

53.64m

Ray

48. 0 feet

14.63m

Shift

2,600 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

1 x Piston Steam Engine Drive 1 x Axle; 3 x Sail Masts.

Surface Velocity

6. 0 nodes

(6.9 km/h)

Area

1,999nm

(2,300 miles | 3,701 kilometers)

Armament

Original: 84 x guns of different calibers. Later: 68 x guns of different calibers.

Aircraft

None.