Ringerike Class Coastal Defence Ship

The Ringerike Class Coastal Defense Ships were a class of coastal defense ships that, at the time of introduction (1917), were the largest ships to serve in the Ringeriker Navy. They featured Battleship grade armaments' consisting of four 283mm L/45 guns in twin turret mounts as well as eight 152mm guns. Following the construction of the Ridder Class, the Ringerike Class Ships were extensively modernized and refit to provide the backbone of the expanding Ringerikier Navy. The Ships of the class, unlike other coastal defense vessels or monitors were the core of a traditional open-sea battle groups employed in a defensive role, these battlegroups were capable of providing a barrier against all but full sized battleship groups on the open sea, and going toe-to-toe with them in shallow coastal waters.