Erik Johan Gustaf af Klint (11 December 1816 – 20 July 1866) was a Swedish naval officer who also served in the Austrian Navy, reaching the rank of captain in the 1860s. He commanded the Austrian steam frigate SMS Novara at the Battle of Lissa on 20 July 1866, where he was killed in action.[1]
Erik af Klint | |
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| Birth name | Erik Johan Gustaf af Klint |
| Born | 11 December 1816 Visby, Sweden |
| Died | 20 July 1866 (aged 49) |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | SMS Novara |
| Battles / wars | Third Italian War of Independence |
Notes
edit- ^ Sondhaus, p. 4
References
edit- Sondhaus, Lawrence (1994). The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1867–1918. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press. ISBN 9781557530349.