HSwMS Stockholm (1856)
HSwMS ''Stockholm'' was a ship of the line that served in the Swedish Navy and was built by Karlskrona naval shipyards, Karlskrona Naval Shipyard. She was named after Stockholm. Commissioned in 1857 and decommissioned in 1921. Design and description ''Stockholm'' was 56.6 meters long, 14.8 meters wide and had a draft of 6.9 meters. The vessel's displacement amounted to just over 2,846 tonnes. The machinery in Stockholm consisted of two steam boilers that generated steam for a Motala angle steam engine. The full engine power was about 800 indicated horsepower, which gave a maximum speed of 6.5 knots. When sailing, the propeller could be hoisted up into a shaft. At the time of launch, the equipment consisted of sixty-four 30-pound cannons, six 72-pound bomb cannons and a six-pound landing cannon. Furthermore, the ship was equipped with an 18-pound and a 12-pound cartridge. Construction and career ''Stockholm'' was laid down by Karlskrona naval shipyards, Karlskrona Naval S ...
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Naval Ensign Of Sweden (1844-1905)
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applicati ...
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