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Gustaf V

Post by shipstamps » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:17 pm


Sweden shows her coast defence "pocket battleship' Gustaf V on the 90 ore value of the Swedish Fleet commemorative stamps issued in 1944. She was built at Kockum's yard, Mahno, being completed on January 18, 1918. Her displacement is 7,275 tons and she mounts four Ilin., eight 6in. and four 3in. guns. She was rebuilt in 1929-30, when her original two funnels were merged into one structure.
SG277 Sea Breezes 11/51

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