HSwMS Saga

HSwMS Saga was a steam corvette of the Royal Swedish Navy.

Saga at Karlskrona, c. 1900.
History
Sweden
Name	Saga
Builder	Karlskrona Yard
Laid down	7 August 1874
Launched	12 November 1877
In service	20 June 1878
Out of service	25 June 1926
General characteristics
Displacement	1617 tons
Length	61 m (200.13 ft)
Beam	10.2 m (33.46 ft)
Draft	5.6 m (18.37 ft)
Speed	11 knots (20.37 km/h)
Complement	188 men
Armament	As built: 1 × 167 mm gun 6 × 122 mm guns After 1888 rebuild: 1 × 152 mm gun 8 × 122 mm guns 1 × 65 mm landing gun

Saga was used for training sailors. During the winter season she served as a depot ship for the recruit unit. Saga was used as a cadet vessel from 1878 to 1887, and from 1894 to 1909, later being used as a barracks ship. She was decommissioned in 1926. Her propeller is displayed outside the Naval Museum in Karlskrona.

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  Saga's figurehead, created by Carl August Sundwall
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  Etching by Nils Elias Anckers

Service history

In June 1902, Saga visited Sheerness.