HSwMS Norrköping (1858)

History
Sweden
NameNorrköping
BuilderKarlskrona Naval Shipyard
Launched21 August 1858
FateStricken in 1936, scrapped in 1939 at Torekov, near Hallands Väderö
General characteristics
TypeFrigate (later converted to corvette)
Displacement1,439 tons
Length45.5 m (149 ft 3 in)
Beam12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)
Draft5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Sail plan1,661 m2 (17,880 sq ft) sail area
Armament
  • 18 × 30-pounder guns
  • 10 × 30-pounder guns
  • 6 × ½-inch carronades
NotesLast sailing frigate in the Swedish Navy. Converted to a corvette in 1866 and served as a barracks ship from 1902.

Norrköping was a frigate of the Swedish Navy, built at the Karlskrona Naval Shipyard and launched in August 1858. She was the last fully sailing frigate in the Swedish Navy, with a total sail area of 1,661 square metres (17,880 sq ft).

In 1866, she was converted into a corvette, and from 1902 she served as a barracks ship. After being decommissioned in 1936, she was sold in 1939 and scrapped in Torekov, Halland.

References

  • Tingbrand, Per (1997). Med svenska örlogsmän till St Barthélemy 1785–1994. Stockholm: Marinlitteraturföreningen. ISBN 91-85944-16-5.
  • Riksförbundet Flottans Män
Norrköping under sail. Painting by Jacob Hägg, 1909.