HSwMS Vanadis
 Vanadis in the harbour of Valletta (date unknown) | |
| History | |
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| Name | Vanadis |
| Builder | Karlskrona Yard |
| Launched | 30 April 1862[1] |
| Commissioned | 6 August 1862[1] |
| Decommissioned | 1939[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2138 tons[1] |
| Length | 64.8 m (212.60 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 12.8 m (41.99 ft)[1] |
| Draft | 5.2 m (17.06 ft)[1] |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.30 km/h) (with engine)[1] |
| Complement | 316 men[1] |
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HSwMS Vanadis was a steam frigate of the Swedish Navy. She was the only steam frigate constructed for the Swedish Navy, and commissioned in 1862. In 1883–1885 Vanadis was sent on a scientific circumnavigation of Earth, the Vanadis expedition. In 1894 Vanadis was converted to a barracks ship, and decommissioned in 1939. At the outbreak of World War II, she was again requisitioned as a depot ship. Having sunk in 1941, she was salvaged and sold for scrap in 1943.
History
[edit]Funds for the construction of Vandis were granted in 1858, and construction started the following year.[2] Vanadis was the only steam frigate constructed for the Swedish Navy in the 19th century.[1] The ship was mainly used as a training ship, and the armament was changed four times in order to train artillery officers on the latest types of cannons.[1]
Vanadis also undertook several long journeys, and was present at the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869.[1] The ship was also dispatched to collect Bror Ludvig Ulrich, the last governor of the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy, and other Swedes from the island in March 1878.[2] In 1883–1885 Vanadis undertook a scientific circumnavigation of Earth, known as the Vanadis expedition.[1][2]
Vanadis remained classified as a fighting ship and a frigate until 1894, when she left active service and was thereafter used as a barracks ship, first in Karlskrona and from the 1920s in Stockholm. Vanadis was decommissioned in 1939 but after the outbreak of World War II used as a depot ship at Fjäderholmarna close to Stockholm. In 1941 the ship sank after being too heavily loaded, and though salvaged she was finally sold for scrap in 1943.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan; Ohlsson, Curt S. (2003). Örlogsfartyg: svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg. [Forum navales skriftserie], 1650-1837; [6] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibl. i samarbete med Marinlitteratur. p. 88. ISBN 91-974384-3-X. OCLC 57511564. SELIBR 8873330.
- 1 2 3 "Ångkorvetter byggda i Karlskrona under 1800-talets senare hälft" (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Varvshistoriska Föreningen i Karlskrona. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
External links
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Media related to HMS Vanadis (ship, 1862) at Wikimedia Commons
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