Gotland
1941
(Rhenania RH-90A)
- Class: Gotland - 1 seaplane cruiser of 1930
- Displacement: 4,700 tons
- Dimensions: 442 x 50.5 x 18 ft.
- Machinery: Steam turbines, 2 screws, S.H.P. 33,000 = 28 knots
- Armor: Bulkheads 1-2 in., turrets 1-2 in., deck 2 in., C.T. 2 in.
- Armament: 6-6 in. (2x2+2x1), 4-75mm, 4-25mm A.A. guns; 6-21 in. T.T.; 80-100 mines
- Aircraft: 6 Hawker Osprey
- Complement: 467 (ship) + 60 (aircraft)
- Builder: Finnboda, Stockholm, Sweden
- Laid Down: 1930
- Launched: 14 Sep 1933
- Commissioned: 14 Dec 1934
- Decommissioned: 1956
- Service: Originally planned as a conventional aircraft carrier with flight deck, but plans changed to cruiser with one catapult and seaplane storage deck. Converted to anti-aircraft cruiser in 1944 due to lack of modern seaplanes. After World War II served as training ship until decommissioned. Sold for scrap in 1962.
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