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I do agree with Preston, but a the same time it suited the swedish "Kustflottan" quite good. I think the main problem was the compromise due to economics and the limitations of the small spotting aircrafts. If Gotland was built according to plan with 2x3 15,2cm guns in turrets it would have been a descent light cruiser for the limted ocean of the Baltic. She was to small to upgrade for heavier aircraft. She was a good idea a the time, but the technology ran away from her in just a few years

The different proposals for the 4th armored ship 1921-1943. The plans where changed in 1942 from a "a coastal fleet with ships" (en utsjö flotta med skepp") to a light coastal fleet (en lätt utsjö flotta). The plan was originally written by capt. Stig H:son Ericson in 1938 C-in-.C of navy official investigation for the future fleet but was kept as a secret memorial. The plan ened up in the cruiser flottilas from 1947-1964. Designer: admiral de ChampYear: 1921Type: Armored cruiserDisplacement: 8000tDimensions: ?Speed: 28ktsArnament: 8x 210mm, 8x 120mmArmour: 234mm Designer: Ersättningssakkunnigas förslagYear: 1926Type: armored shipDisplacement: 7650tDimensions: 130m x18,8m x6mSpeed: 24Arnament: 4x 283mm, 6x 152mm, 4x 75mm, 2x 40mmArmour: ? Designer: ?Year: 1934Type: MonitorDisplacement: 8000tDimensions: 120x 24x 2,6mSpeed:12Arnament: 2x 380mm, 6x 100mm, 8x 25mmArmour: ? Designer: Marinförvaltningen "Tre Kronor"Year: 1935Type: Armored shipDisplacement: 7680tDimensions: 130mSpeed:22,5Arnament:2x2 283mm, 12x 120mm, 12x 25mmArmour: ? Designer: C-in-C of the navy, admiral de ChampYear: 1937Type: armored ship/ armored cruiserDisplacement: ?Dimensions: 160x 19x 5,7mSpeed:27Arnament:2x3 210mm, 8x 120mm, 8x 40mm, 6x 533mm TTArmour: Designer: C-in-C of the navy, admiral de ChampYear: 1936Type: BattlecruiserDisplacement: 14000tDimensions: 160x 19x 5,7mSpeed:27Arnament:2x2 283mm, 12x 120mmArmour: Designer: chief of the generalstaff (gen. Thörnell) "Thörnell"Year: 1939Type: armored shipDisplacement: 8000tDimensions: 130mSpeed:22,8Arnament:2x2 254mm, 4x 152mm, (6x 120mm), 40mm AAArmour: Designer: Ansaldo yardYear: 1942Type: armored shipDisplacement: 17000tDimensions: 170x 20xSpeed:23Arnament:2x3 283mm, 8x 120mm, 57mm, 30mm, 20mm AAArmour: ? Designer: ?Year: 1943Type: MonitorDisplacement: 10500tDimensions: 170x 20xSpeed:10Arnament:3x 210mm, 8x 57mmArmour: ?

Well, the Gotland started as a "hangarkryssare" or carrier-cruiser in 1926 "Hangarkryssare 1926"4500ton133x??x5m27kts6x 152mm guns4x 75mm guns8x 40mm AA guns12x aircrafts2x catapults Due to economy the project sharnk several times, the best version was this, 2x3 turret version from 1929