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RASNehalennia.jpg
RAS Nehalennia in 1965
Class overview
Name: Valmeyjar-class battleship
Operators: Acrea Royal Acrean Navy
Preceded by: Jötunn-class
Planned: 6
Completed: 6
Cancelled: 0
Lost: 0
Retired: 0
Preserved: 0
General characteristics
Type: Battleship
Displacement: 58,460 tonnes fully loaded
Length: 270.4 m m
Beam: 33 m
Draft: 11.33 m
Propulsion:
  • 8 × water-boilers
  • 212,000 shp
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 2,742 officers and crew
Armament:
  • 9 × 40.6 cm guns
  • 20 × 13 cm guns
  • 80 x 40mm AA guns
  • 49 x 20mm AA guns

The Valmeyjar-class battleships were a class of four fast battleships constructed for the Royal Acrean Navy in the 1940s. Lighter and faster than the Jötunn-class that preceded it, the Valmeyjar-class was the culmination of development of Acrea's traditional fast battleships. During the Eracuran Great War, they served as escorts for Oceana-class carriers. Following the war, they were retained along with the four Jötunn-class ships. They remained a part of the Acrean fleet until 1980 when RAS Catarix was finally decommissioned, primarily serving as naval artillery. The Valmeyjar-class were the last battleships to be commissioned by the Royal Acrean Navy.

Design

Armament

Armour

Propulsion

Construction

Service History

Units

# Hull Name Shipyard Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
I BB421 RAS Valmeyjar Katrineholm Naval Yard 1940 1942 1943 Preserved as a museum ship
II BB422 RAS Sol Norsjö Naval Yard 1940 1942 1943 Preserved as a museum ship
III BB431 RAS Sýr Katrineholm Naval Yard 1941 1943 1944 Preserved as a museum ship
IV BB432 RAS Eir Val-de-Marne Naval Yard 1941 1943 1943 Preserved as a museum ship
V BB441 RAS Catarix Aarhus Naval Yard 1942 1944 1945 Preserved as a museum ship
VI BB451 RAS Nehalennia Val-de-Marne Naval Yard 1943 1945 1945 Preserved as a museum ship