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{{no footnotes|date=January 2013}}{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=Herluf Trolle (1899).jpg | Ship caption=HDMS Herluf Trolle
}}{{Infobox ship class overview | Name=Herluf Trolle class | Builders=Copenhagen Navy Yard | Denmark}} | Class before= | Class after= | Peder Skram|1908|2}} | Cost= | Built range= | In service range= | In commission range= | Total ships building= | Total ships planned= | Total ships completed=3 | Total ships cancelled= | Total ships active= | Total ships laid up= | Total ships lost= | Total ships retired= | Total ships preserved=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type=Coastal defence ship | Ship displacement=3,494 tons | 82.87|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | 15.06|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | 4.93|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | Ship power= | 4200|hp|abbr=on}}, two shafts | 15.5|kn|km/h}} | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity= | Ship troops= | Ship complement=254 | Ship crew= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | 9.4|in|cm|abbr=on}} (2 × 1)- 4 × {{convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} (4 × 1)
- 10 × {{convert|5.7|cm|in|abbr=on}} (10 × 1)
- 3 × {{convert|45|cm|in|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes
| 8|in|cm|abbr=on}} belt- {{convert|7|in|cm|abbr=on}} turret
| Ship notes=
}} | The Herluf Trolle class was a class of coastal defence ships of the Royal Danish Navy. The class comprised {{HDMS|Herluf Trolle|1899|2}}, {{HDMS|Olfert Fischer|1902|2}} and {{HDMS|Peder Skram|1908|2}}. DesignDimensions and machineryThe ships of the class were {{convert|82.87|m|ftin|0}} long, had a beam of {{convert|15.06|m|ftin|0}}, a draught of {{convert|4.93|m|ftin|0}}, and had a displacement of 3,494 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at {{convert|4200|ihp|lk=in|abbr=on}} and produced a top speed of {{convert|15.5|kn|lk=in}}. ArmourThe ships had belt armour of {{convert|8|in|cm|abbr=on}} and {{convert|7|in|cm|abbr=on}} turret armour. ArmamentThe main armament of the ships were two {{convert|9.4|in|cm|abbr=on}} single turret guns. Secondary armament included four single {{convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} guns and ten {{convert|5.7|cm|in|abbr=on}} single guns. ConstructionHerluf 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. Ships| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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| Herluf Trolle|1899|2}} | Copenhagen Naval Yard | 20 July 1897 | 1 September 1899 | 7 June 1901 | Stricken, April 1932 | | Olfert Fischer|1902|2}} | Copenhagen Naval Yard | 20 October 1900 | 9 May 1903 | 31 May 1905 | Stricken, October 1936 | | Peder Skram|1908|2}} | Copenhagen Naval Yard | 24 April 1905 | 2 May 1908 | 24 September 1908 | Scuttled during Operation Safari, 29 August 1943 |
References- Moore, J: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I (1919; reprinted 1992) {{ISBN|1 85170 378 0}}
External links{{Herluf Trolle-class coastal defence ships}}{{WWII Danish ships}} 2 : Coastal defence ships of the Royal Danish Navy|Coastal defense ship classes |