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Swedish naval visits to educate, maintain friendships and search for new knowledge in Europe, Africa and West Indies 1898-1914 HMS Thor (1899-1937) Thor was built at Bergsunds shipyard in Stockholm as Pansarskepp (pre-Dreadnought armoured ship). She was 86 m. long, 14,8 m. wide and weight was 3328 ton. Armed with 18 cannons, from 254 mm to 57 mm, six machine guns and 1 torpedo tube. Normal crew size: 240 men. HMS Dristigheten (1901-1947) Dristigheten was built at Lindholmens shipyard in Göteborg as Pansarskepp (pre- Dreadnought armoured ship). She was 86,9 m. long, 14,8 m. wide and weight was 3200 ton. Armed with 18 cannons, from 210 mm to 57 mm and 2 torpedo tubes. Normal crew size: 275 men. HMS Dristigheten in Alger 1906. HMS Manligheten (1904-1950) Manligheten was built at Kockums shipyard in Malmö as Pansarskepp (pre-Dreadnought armoured ship). She was 87,5 m. long, 15 m. wide and weight was 3650 ton. Armed with 18 cannons, from 210 mm to 57 mm and 2 torpedo tubes. Normal crew size: 322 men. HMS Oscar II (1907-1950) Oscar II was built at Lindholmens shipyard in Göteborg as Pansarskepp (pre-Dreadnought armoured ship). She was 95,6 m. long, 15,4 m. wide and weight was 4273 ton. Armed with 23 cannons, from 210 mm to 37 mm and 2 torpedo tubes. Normal crew size: 335 men.