HSwMS ''Älvsnabben'' (M01) was a

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of the

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. She was built as a freighter, but was requisitioned by the Swedish Navy in 1943. A single screw and good fuel economy meant that she was used as the cadet

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of the Swedish Navy for a number of years, and she travelled the globe multiple times.

Captains

*1949–1951: Fredrik Taube *1951–1952: Magnus Starck *1953–1954:

Oscar Krokstedt Vice Admiral Nils ''Oscar'' Jakob Krokstedt (12 October 1908 – 13 December 1985) was a Swedish Navy officer. His senior commands included Chief of the Naval Staff, head of the Swedish National Defence College and military commander of the We ...

*1954–1955: Willy Edenberg *1956–1957: Anders Nilsson *1957–1957:

Bengt Lundvall Admiral Bengt Gustaf Gottfrid Lundvall (30 October 1915 – 30 November 2010) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. He was Chief of the Navy from 1970 to 1978. Early life Lundvall was born on 30 October 1915 in Björkäng parish, Töreboda Municip ...

*1957–1958: Fredrik Taube *1958–1959: Gunnar Norström *1959–1960: B. Hedlund *1961–1962: Yngve Rollof *1962–1963: Ulf Eklind *1963–1964: K.K. Berggren *1964–1965: Anders Låftman *1965–1966: Nils Rydström *1966–1967: Lennart Lindgren *1967–1968: Lennart Ahrén *1968–1968: Christer Fredholm *1968–1969: Bengt Odin *1969–1969: Christer Fredholm *1969–1970: Per Broman *1970–1971: Victor Tornérhjelm *1971–1972: Torsten Malm *1972–1973: Rolf Nerpin *1973–1974: K. Ekman *1974–1975: Hans Tynnerström *1975–1976: Nils Hellström *1976–1977: Ulf Samuelsson *1977–1978: Bertil Daggfeldt *1978–1979: Roderick Klintebo *1979–1980: Carl-Gustaf Hammarskjöld

References

* ''Örlogsfartyg'' (Swedish naval Vessels); 2003. * ''Örlogsfartyg - Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg'' 2003. {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvsnabben Mine warfare vessels of the Swedish Navy Auxiliary ships of the Swedish Navy 1943 ships Ships built in Gothenburg