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HSwMS Claes Uggla

HSwMS Claes Uggla was a torpedo cruiser built for the Swedish Navy during the 1890s, named after the 17th-century admiral Claes Uggla. The ship's name is spelled as Clas Uggla in some English-language sources. She ran ag

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HSwMS Claes Uggla was a torpedo cruiser built for the Swedish Navy during the 1890s, named after the 17th-century admiral Claes Uggla. The ship's name is spelled as Clas Uggla in some English-language sources. She ran aground and sank on 22 June 1917.

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Claes Uggla had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of at deep load. The ship displaced about at normal load. The steam engines were rated at which gave her a speed of . Claes Uggla carried up to of coal and had a complement of 99 officers and ratings.

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