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HSwMS Gustav V

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Name
  
HSwMS Gustav V

Commissioned
  
12 December 1922

Fate
  
Scrapped 1970

Launched
  
31 January 1918

Beam
  
19 m

Laid down
  
December 1914

Decommissioned
  
22 March 1957

Construction started
  
December 1914

Draft
  
6.25 m

Builder
  
Malmö

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Class and type
  
Sverige-class coastal defence ship

HSwMS Gustav V was a Sverige-class coastal defence ship (Pansarskepp) of the Swedish Navy.

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Operational history

On 4 April 1933, Gustav V ran aground off Malmö. She was refloated on 6 April 1933.

Captains

  • 1923–1924 – Daniel Tiselius
  • 1926–1927 – Nils Åkerblom
  • 1932–1935 – Lave Beck-Friis
  • References

    HSwMS Gustav V Wikipedia