The Swedish Navy jammed a drone that flew into Swedish airspace during a visit by the French Navy and the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The drone is believed to have come from a Russian warship in the vicinity.
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HSwMS Drottning Victoria, was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship of the Swedish Navy. She was launched on 15 September 1917 at Kockums in Malmö and delivered to the Navy on 12 March 1921. Armament consisted of four 28 cm guns and a secondary armament of eight 15.2 cm guns. The ship was decommissioned in 1957 and was later sold for scrapping. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hswms-drottning-victoria-swedish-coastal-defence-ship/ #coastaldefenceship #swedishnavy #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #HSWMSdottningVictoria #warship
HSwMS Aran Swedish Coastal Defence Ship. Seen here in camouflage and neutrality marking in 1944. She entered service on 7 September 1902, and was stricken on 13 June 1947. The hulk sank while under tow in 1968. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/swedish-coastal-defense-ship-hswms-aran/ #MaritimeHistory #HSwMSAran #HMSAran #CoastalDefenceShip #Warship #SwedishNavy
HSwMS Gustaf V, was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship of the Swedish Navy. The vessel was the third and last ship in the Sverige class along with HSwMS Sverige and HSwMS Drottning Victoria. Gustaf V was launched on 15 September 1917 at Kockums in Malmö and commissioned on 12 December 1922. The design consisted of four 28 cm cannon and a secondary armament of eight 15.2 cm cannon. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hswms-gustaf-v-swedish-coastal-defence-ship/ #MaritimeHistory #HSwMSGustafV #coastaldefenseShip #SwedishNavy #Naval #Navy #Warship
HSwMS Sverige was the first Swedish Sverige-class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp) commissioned May 1917, she served until 1953. The ship was scrapped in 1958. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/swedish-coastal-defence-ship-hswms-sverige/ #HSwMSSverige #MilitaryHistory #MaritimeHistory #CoastalDefenseShip #SwedishNavy #warship #navy #HMSSverige
The lead ship of her class, HSwMS Tre Kronor was a Swedish cruiser. The ship was launched in 1944 and served until 1964. Built during World War Two to provide the Swedish Navy with more modern ships, Tre Kronor utilised turrets originally destined for the Dutch Navy’s two “De Zeven Provinciën-class cruisers”. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hswms-tre-kronor-swedish-cruiser/ #NavalHistory #military #TreKronor #HSwMSTreKronor #cruiser #SwedishNavy #MaritimeHistory #Cruiser #Warship