HSwMS Claes Uggla

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HMS Claes Uggla, 1917.jpg
HSwMS Claes Uggla as she ran aground in 1917
History
Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg
NameClaes Uggla
Launched9 December 1899
Commissioned28 November 1900
FateSank 22 June 1917
BadgeHMS Claes Uggla vapen.svg
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo cruiser
Displacement800 long tons (810 t)
Length69 m (226 ft 5 in)
Beam8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draught3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Armament2 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns, 4 × 57 mm (2.2 in) guns, 1 × 38 cm (15 in) torpedo tube

HSwMS Claes Uggla was a torpedo cruiser of the Swedish Navy. She was named after the 17th-century admiral Claes Uggla. The ship's name is spelled as Clas Uggla in some English-language sources.

Claes Uggla ran aground and sank on 22 June 1917.

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