HMS Gotland was a seaplane cruiser of the Swedish Navy built by Götaverken. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 1000 kg (= 106 g). ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... A driveshaft or driving shaft is a mechanical device for transferring power from the engine or motor to the point where useful work is applied. ... A steam turbine extracts the energy of pressurized superheated steam as mechanical movement. ... A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated under pressure. ... A knot is a unit of speed. ... The Hawker Hart was a two-seater biplane light-bomber of the Royal Air Force (RAF), which had a prominent role during the RAFs inter-war period. ... The Swedish Navy (Swedish: Marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. ...

It was originally planned to be a conventional aircraft carrier with a flight deck, but the plans changed and it became an seaplane cruiser with one catapult. An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ... The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is the surface from which its aircraft take off and land, essentially a miniature airfield at sea. ... Replica catapult at Château des Baux, France Catapults are siege engines using an arm to hurl a projectile a great distance. ...

It's aircraft complement consisted of six Hawker Osprey seaplanes. It had capacity for eight and attempts were made to purchase two more, unsuccessfully since they weren't manufactured anymore. The Hawker Hart was a two-seater biplane light-bomber of the Royal Air Force (RAF), which had a prominent role during the RAFs inter-war period. ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery A seaplane is an aircraft designed to take off and land on water. ...

HMS Gotland was converted in 1944 to an anti-aircraft cruiser due to a lack of modern seaplanes. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery A seaplane is an aircraft designed to take off and land (correctly, though less commonly, alight) upon water. ...

After World War II it served as a training ship until it was decommissioned in 1956, stricken in 1960, sold in 1962 and finally scrapped in 1963. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... A school ship is a ship used for the training of students as sailors. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

• The aircraft carrying cruiser GOTLAND
• World Aircraft Carriers List: Sweden
• Swedish Ship Involved - Aircraft Cruiser - HMS Gotland
• Gotland Class - Data