Sailing Warships: HMS Norrköping.

A Swedish wooden frigate built in 1858 at Carlskrona Stations Varf. Dimensions 45,52[loa]×11,92×5,5 meters, displacement 1439 tons.

1858 August 21: Launched at the Carlskrona Stations Varf.
1865-1866: Reduced to a corvette during the winter. Armament: 4 × 20,2 cm guns; 18 × 30 pound guns.
1876: Armament: 2 × 16,7 cm guns M/81; 4 × 12,2 cm guns M/73; 12 × 30 pound guns.
1886: Armament: 8 × 12,2 cm guns M/81; 10 × 30 pound guns; 2 × 67 mm guns M/63 and four machine guns.
1902 May 2: Decided to used as an accomodation ship for the boys . . .
1907: Moved to Marstrand.
1935 September 1: Replaced by the ex armoured ship Niord.
1936: (Utrangerad). Beached at Torekov and broken up.

The Norrköping replaced the corvette anmd ex frigate af Chapman as sail training ship for the naval cadets.

The attempt to preserve her as a museum ship had to be abandoned due to the poor condition of the hull.

Updated 1996-09-30 by Lars Bruzelius