| HSwMS Berserk | |
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Career ( Sweden) |
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| Name: | Berserk |
| Owner: | Swedish Navy |
| Builder: | Motala Verkstad, Norrköping |
| Launched: | 1 January 1874 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 January 1919 |
| In service: | 1874-1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hildur-class monitor |
| Displacement: | 457 metric tons (450 long tons) |
| Length: | 130 ft (40 m) |
| Beam: | 22.25 ft (6.78 m) |
| Draft: | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
| Speed: | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Armament: | 1 x 9.5 in naval gun |
| Armour: |
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HSwMS Berserk was a monitor of the Swedish navy of the Hildur-class.[1]^
Design[]
Berserk was 130 feet long, 22.25 feet wide at its widest point, with a draught of 8.25 feet, it weighed 457 tons. It had 155 I.H.P., with a top speed of 8 knots. Its armor was 16.5 inches at its belt, with one 9.5 inch gun.[2]
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^ Although listed as a armored gunboat, its design with one disproportionately large gun and small size make it a monitor.[according to whom?]
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