HSwMS Älvsnabben (M01)

HSwMS Älvsnabben (M01) was a minelayer of the Swedish Navy. She was built as a freighter, but was requisitioned by the Swedish Navy in 1943.

HSwMS Älvsnabben
History
Sweden
NameÄlvsnabben
Launched19 January 1943
Acquired1943
Out of service30 June 1982
ReclassifiedCadet training vessel
IdentificationPennant number: M01
FateBroken up in Karlskrona
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General characteristics
Class and typeMinelayer
Length96.8 m (317 ft 7 in)/102.0 m (334 ft 8 in)
Beam13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Installed power3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Burmeister & Wain diesel
  • Single shaft
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew265
Armament
  • 4 × 6-inch guns (not used in later years)
  • 8 × 40 mm Bofors
  • 6 × 20 mm
  • Depth charges
  • 380 mines

A single screw and good fuel economy meant that she was used as the cadet training vessel of the Swedish Navy for a number of years, and she travelled the globe multiple times.

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