HSwMS Vanadis
Vanadis in the harbour of Valletta (date unknown) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | |
| Name | Vanadis |
| Builder | Karlskrona Yard |
| Launched | 30 April 1862 |
| Commissioned | 6 August 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2138 tons |
| Length | 64.8 m (212.60 ft) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (41.99 ft) |
| Draft | 5.2 m (17.06 ft) |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.30 km/h) (with engine) |
| Complement | 316 men |
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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. 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.