An item reported that the Swedish cruiser Sverige was to be modernized. Her middle turret was to be replaced by 4-7,5cm/2.95” anti aircraft guns, 4-4cm/1.57” anti aircraft guns and at least 6-2,5cm/1” anti aircraft guns. Further more was her machinery to be converted from coal fired into oil fuelling.(1)
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1. Laid down at Götaverken, Goteburg, 12 December 1912, launched 3 May 1915, commissioned 14 May 1917, decommissioned 30 January 1953 and finally scrapped in 1958. She was financed with a public fund raising. She was rebuilt in the years 1931-1933 when for instance the fore funnel was changed. Her sister ships were the Drottning Victoria and the Gustaf V, a fourth one was never realized.
