Several ships of the
Swedish Navy
The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ().
In Swedish, vessels o ...
have been named HSwMS ''Wachtmeister'', named after the Swedish noble family of
Wachtmeister
(Wm; German for 'master-sentinel' or 'watch-master') is a military rank of non-commissioned officers (NCO) in Austria and Switzerland. The was initially responsible for the guard duty of the army. Later, it became the equivalent NCO-grade of ...
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* was a ship launched in 1681 and lost in battle in 1719
* was a launched in 1917 and decommissioned in 1947
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wachtmeister, HSwMS
Swedish Navy ship names