HSwMS Stockholm (1856)

	HSwMS Stockholm
History
Sweden
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
General characteristics
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	1 × Motala steam engine ; 800 ihp (600 kW); 2 × steam boiler;
Speed	6.5 kn (12.0 km/h)
Complement	739
Armament	(1857); 64 × 30-pounder long gun; 6 × 72-pounder long gun; 1 × 6-pounder long gun; 1 × 18-pounder long gun; 1 × 12-pounder long gun; (1879); 2 × 30-pounder long gun m/39; 2 × 12-pounder long gun m/81; 2 × 12-pounder long gun m/73; 2 × 67 mm landing cannon m/63; 2 × 12 mm machine gun m/1875; 10 × 30-pounder long gun;

HSwMS Stockholm was a ship of the line that served in the Swedish Navy and was built by Karlskrona Naval Shipyard. She was named after Stockholm. Commissioned in 1857 and decommissioned in 1921.^[1]

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 laid down by Karlskrona Naval Shipyard at their shipyard at Blekinge on 8 November 1832 and launched on 29 November 1856. Only after 20 years of work was the ship completed. During this time, however, the technical development was rapid, which is why construction was already provided with a steam engine and propeller during construction. She was commissioned on 20 May 1857.

Like HSwMS Karl XIV Johan, Stockholm did not last long, but was converted in 1872 into a school ship, and was occasionally used as accommodation. The year before, three of the lighter cannons had also been removed. In 1879, Stockholm was reclassified as an artillery school ship and underwent an extensive rearmament, as she was provided with back-loaded artillery, among other things.

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

HSwMS Stockholm stern in 1983.
HSwMS Stockholm ornament on display at Karlskrona Marinmuseum, Sweden on 1 September 2010.
HSwMS Stockholm figurehead on display at Karlskrona Marinmuseum, Sweden on 26 November 2009.
Painting depicting HSwMS Stockholm by Herman af Sillén
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.
^ Gustaf von Hofsten, Jan Waernberg (2003). Örlogsfartyg, Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg. Luleå: CB Marinlitteratur. ISBN 91-973187-3-6

[1] "H.M.S STOCKHOLM". www.cellier.se. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[2] "Svenska Flottan i snabb förändring mellan 1890-1920 | VHFK" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[3] Gustaf von Hofsten, Jan Waernberg (2003). Örlogsfartyg, Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg. Luleå: CB Marinlitteratur. ISBN 91-973187-3-6

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