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Tuesday 21 November 2017

Swedish chief of the defence staff proposed to keep a squadron through the whole year in service according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1939 no. 8

An item referred to the Proceedings dated May 1939 reporting that the Swedish chief of the defence staff proposed the commission during the whole year of 3 ironclads, the mine cruiser Clas Fleming (1) and 2 of the new guard vessels. During the summer were also more ships to be in service.

Note
1. Building ordered in 17 May 1910, launched by Bergsund Finnboda, Stockholm, Sweden on 14 December 1912, commissioned in February 1914, overhauled in 1939-1940, stricken in January 1959 and then sold to be broken up.