Herluf Trolle-class coastal defence ship
# Herluf Trolle-class coastal defence ship

The Herluf Trolle class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Royal Danish Navy. The class comprised Herluf Trolle, Olfert Fischer and Peder Skram.

## Design

### Dimensions and machinery

The ships of the class were 82.87 metres (271 ft 11 in) long, had a beam of 15.06 metres (49 ft 5 in), a draught of 4.93 metres (16 ft 2 in), and had a displacement of 3,494 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4,200 ihp (3,100 kW) and produced a top speed of 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph).

### Armour

The ships had belt armour of 8 in (20 cm) and 7 in (18 cm) turret armour.

### Armament

The main armament of the ships were two 9.4 in (24 cm) single gun turrets. Secondary armament included four single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and ten 5.7 cm (2.2 in) single guns.

## Construction

Herluf Trolle was laid down at the Copenhagen Navy Yard and launched on 1 January 1899. Olfert Fischer was also laid down at Copenhagen Navy Yard and was launched on 1 January 1902.

Construction data :

| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Herluf Trolle | Copenhagen Naval Yard | 20 Jul 1897 | 1 Sep 1899 | 7 Jun 1901 | Stricken, Apr 1932 |
| Olfert Fischer | Copenhagen Naval Yard | 20 Oct 1900 | 9 May 1903 | 31 May 1905 | Stricken, Oct 1936 |
| Peder Skram | Copenhagen Naval Yard | 24 Apr 1905 | 2 May 1908 | 24 Sep 1908 | Scuttled during Operation Safari, 29 Aug 1943 |
