HSwMS ''Stockholm'' was a

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that served in the

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and was built by Karlskrona Naval Shipyard. She was named after

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. 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 Shipyard at their

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at Blekinge on 8 November 1832 and launched on 29 November 1856. Only after 20 years of work was the ship completed. During this time, however, the technical development was rapid, which is why construction was already provided with a

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and

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during construction. She was commissioned on 20 May 1857. Like HSwMS Karl XIV Johan, ''Stockholm'' did not last long, but was converted in 1872 into a school ship, and was occasionally used as accommodation. The year before, three of the lighter cannons had also been removed. In 1879, ''Stockholm'' was reclassified as an artillery school ship and underwent an extensive rearmament, as she was provided with back-loaded artillery, among other things. From 1881 she was used as a patrol vessel in

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and in 1891 the tackle was reduced. The following year, the machinery was also removed, after which she was designated a lodging vessel. She was then consulted at Hallands Väderö and was finally beheaded in Torekov. She was decommissioned on 30 July 1921 and scrapped at

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in 1923. Gustaf von Hofsten, Jan Waernberg (2003). ''Örlogsfartyg, Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg''. Luleå: CB Marinlitteratur.

Gallery

File:HMS Stockholm (1857).JPG, HSwMS ''Stockholm'' stern in 1983. File:Ornament HMS Stockholm 1856.JPG, HSwMS ''Stockholm'' ornament on display at Karlskrona Marinmuseum,

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on 1 September 2010. File:Figurehead 176.JPG, HSwMS ''Stockholm'' figurehead on display at Karlskrona Marinmuseum,

on 26 November 2009. File:Ånglinjeskeppet Stockholm av Herman af Sillén.jpg, Painting depicting HSwMS ''Stockholm'' by Herman af Sillén File:Ånglinjeskeppet Stockholm vid Landsort.jpg, Painting depicting HSwMS ''Stockholm'' by

Jacob Hägg Jacob Hägg (22 July 1839 – 15 April 1931) was a Swedish naval officer and marine art, marine artist. He entered the Royal Swedish Naval Academy, Naval Academy in 1858, and was commissioned as an officer in 1863. He sailed on several long jour ...

References

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