![]() HSwMS Älvsnabben
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Name | Älvsnabben |
Launched | 19 January 1943 |
Acquired | 1943 |
Out of service | 30 June 1982 |
Reclassified | Cadet training vessel |
Identification | Pennant number: M01 |
Fate | Broken up in Karlskrona |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Minelayer |
Length | 96.8 m (317 ft 7 in)/102.0 m (334 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
Installed power | 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Crew | 265 |
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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.
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.