HSwMS Älvsnabben (M01)

	HSwMS Älvsnabben
History
Sweden
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
Badge
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)
Propulsion	1 × Burmeister & Wain diesel; Single shaft;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	265
Armament	4 × 6-inch guns (not used in later years); 8 × 40 mm Bofors; 6 × 20 mm; Depth charges; 380 mines;

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.

Captains[edit]

1949–1951: Fredrik Taube
1951–1952: Magnus Starck
1953–1954: Oscar Krokstedt
1954–1955: Willy Edenberg
1956–1957: Anders Nilsson
1957–1957: Bengt Lundvall
1957–1958: Fredrik Taube
1958–1959: Gunnar Norström
1959–1960: B. Hedlund
1961–1962: Yngve Rollof
1962–1963: Ulf Eklind
1963–1964: K.K. Berggren
1964–1965: Anders Låftman
1965–1966: Nils Rydström
1966–1967: Lennart Lindgren
1967–1968: Lennart Ahrén
1968–1968: Christer Fredholm
1968–1969: Bengt Odin
1969–1969: Christer Fredholm
1969–1970: Per Broman
1970–1971: Victor Tornérhjelm
1971–1972: Torsten Malm
1972–1973: Rolf Nerpin
1973–1974: K. Ekman
1974–1975: Hans Tynnerström
1975–1976: Nils Hellström
1976–1977: Ulf Samuelsson
1977–1978: Bertil Daggfeldt
1978–1979: Roderick Klintebo
1979–1980: Carl-Gustaf Hammarskjöld

References[edit]

(in Swedish) Örlogsfartyg (Swedish naval Vessels); 2003.
(in Swedish) Örlogsfartyg - Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg 2003. ISBN 91-974384-3-X

v t e Swedish naval ship classes of World War II
Coastal defence ships	Dristigheten^S Äran Oscar II^S Sverige
Armoured cruisers	Fylgia^S
Light cruisers	Gotland^S Tre Kronor^I
Protected cruisers	Clas Fleming^S
Minelayers	Älvsnabben^S
Destroyers	Wale^S Ragnar Hugin Wrangel Ehrensköld Klas Göteborg Sella^RM Romulus^RM Mode Visby Öland^I
Torpedo boats	Komet Plejad
Submarines	Hajen Bävern Valen^S Draken Delfinen Sjölejonet Kust Neptun
Minesweepers	Sökaren Arholma
Patrol boats	Jägaren
S Single ship of class RM Purchased from Regia Marina I Incomplete until the end of the war

History
HSwMS Älvsnabben
Sweden
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
Badge
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)
Propulsion	1 × Burmeister & Wain diesel Single shaft
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	265
Armament	4 × 6-inch guns (not used in later years) 8 × 40 mm Bofors 6 × 20 mm Depth charges 380 mines