HSwMS Stockholm (1856)
![]() HSwMS Stockholm
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Name | Stockholm |
Namesake | Stockholm |
Builder | Karlskrona Naval Shipyard, Blekinge |
Laid down | 8 November 1832 |
Launched | 29 November 1856 |
Commissioned | 20 May 1857 |
Decommissioned | 30 July 1921 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1923 |
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Class and type | 73-gun ship of the line |
Displacement | 2846 tons |
Length | 56.6 ft (17.3 m) o/a |
Beam | 14.8 ft (4.5 m) |
Depth | 6.89 ft (2.10 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 6.5 kn (12.0 km/h) |
Complement | 739 |
Armament |
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HSwMS Stockholm was a
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.[2]
Construction and career
Stockholm was
Like
From 1881 she was used as a patrol vessel in Karlskrona 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 Torekov in 1923.[3]
Gallery
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HSwMS Stockholm stern in 1983.
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HSwMS Stockholm ornament on display at Karlskrona Marinmuseum, Sweden on 1 September 2010.
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HSwMS Stockholm figurehead on display at Karlskrona Marinmuseum, Sweden on 26 November 2009.
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Painting depicting HSwMS Stockholm by Herman af Sillén
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Painting depicting HSwMS Stockholm by Jacob Hägg
References
- ^ "H.M.S STOCKHOLM". www.cellier.se. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Svenska Flottan i snabb förändring mellan 1890-1920 | VHFK" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ISBN 91-973187-3-6