{{Short description|Swedish armored cruiser}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Fylgia (1907) River Scheldt AS.1968.001.2556.jpg |image_caption=HSwMS ''Fylgia'' }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |country=[[Sweden]] |flag={{shipboxflag|Sweden|naval}} |name=''Fylgia'' |namesake= |ordered= |awarded= |builder=*[[Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad]], *[[Finnboda slip]] |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down=October 1902 |launched=20 December 1905 |sponsor= |christened= |completed= |acquired= |commissioned=21 June 1907 |recommissioned= |decommissioned= |maiden_voyage= |in_service= |out_of_service=1 January 1953 |renamed= |reclassified= |refit= |struck= |reinstated= |homeport= |identification= |motto= |nickname= |honours= |honors= |captured= |fate=Sold for scrap in 1957 |notes= |badge= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=[[Cruiser]] |displacement=4,310 / 4,980 tons |length={{convert|117|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|14.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |height= |draught= |draft={{convert|6.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |power={{convert|12000|ihp|kW|abbr=on}} |propulsion=Steam triple expansion, 2 screws |speed={{convert|22|kn|km/h}} |range={{convert|8000|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn|km/h}} |endurance= |complement=322 |sensors= |EW= |armament=*'''Design''' *8 × 152 mm/50cal. Bofors M/1903 *14 × 57 mm/48cal. QF M/1889 *(10 in casemates) *2 × 37 mm/39cal. cannons M/1898B *2 × 45 cm torpedo tubes M/1904 *Mine rails (max 100 mines) *'''WWI''' *8 × 152 mm/50cal. Bofors M/1903 *10 × 57 mm/48cal. QF M/1889 *(6 in casemates) *2 × 57 mm/55cal. AA M/1889B *2 × 37 mm/39cal. cannons M/1898B *2 × 45 cm torpedo tubes M/1904 *'''WWII''' *8 × 152 mm/50cal. Bofors M/1903 *4 × 57 mm/55cal. AA M/89B-38B *4 × 40 mm/56cal. Bofors AA M/1936 *2 × 25 mm/58cal. Bofors AA M/1932 *1 × 20 mm/66cal. Bofors AA M/1940 *2 × 53 cm torpedo tubes *2 depth charge throwers |armour=*[[Belt armor|Side belt]] {{convert|100|mm|in|abbr=on}} *[[Gun turret|Turrets]] {{convert|50|-|125|mm|in|abbr=on}} *[[Deck (ship)|Deck]] {{convert|22|-|35|mm|in|abbr=on}} *[[Conning tower]] 100 mm |armor= |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities= |notes= }} }}

'''HSwMS ''Fylgia''''' was an [[armored cruiser]] of the [[Swedish Navy]]. Launched in 1905, the ship was in service until 1953. The cruiser was primarily used as a [[training ship]] for naval cadets.

==Construction and career== [[File:HMS Fylgia being launched.JPG|thumb|left|''Fylgia'' being launched]] ''Fylgia''{{'}}s [[keel]] was laid by [[Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad]] in October 1902. She was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 20 December 1905 at Finnboda slip at [[Nacka Municipality|Nacka]]. The ship was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 21 June 1907. Upon her commissioning, she was the smallest true armored cruiser in the world. She was commonly used as a cadet training ship following World War I.

On 12 December 1927, ''Fylgia'' collided with the Brazilian [[cargo ship]] {{SS|Itapura||6}} at [[Salvador, Bahia]], [[Brazil]]. ''Itapura'' sank, but all 40 members of her crew were rescued.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=13 December 1927 |page=27 |issue=44763 |column=E }}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=14 December 1927 |page=13 |issue=44764 |column=G }}</ref>

===Extensive Modernisation=== [[File:HMS Fylgia (2).jpg|thumb|left|''Fylgia'' after the 1939-40 modernisation]] ''Fylgia'' was modernized in 1939–1940. Her 12 coal fired Yarrow-type boilers were replaced with four oil fueled Phenoët-type boilers. The three high stacks were replaced by two lower ones. The main battery's range was extended and a new fire control with central gun control was added. The air defense was completely revamped: the old 57&nbsp;mm guns were removed and replaced with four 57&nbsp;mm M/89B-38B anti-aircraft guns. Two dual 40&nbsp;mm m/36 gyro-stabilized mounts were added and one dual 25&nbsp;mm m/32 and one 20&nbsp;mm m/40 guns were also installed.<ref>Hofsten, Waernberg & Ohlsson, pp. 133-134</ref>

After the refit she was assigned to the neutrality watch. ''Fylgia'' served into the 1950s as a cadet training ship, until 1953 when she was decommissioned. ''Fylgia'' was sold for scrap in 1957.

==Captains== *1915–1916: [[Fredrik Riben]] *1919–1920: Gunnar Unger *1922–1923: [[Claës Lindsström]] *1925–1925: Nils Åkerblom *1925–1926: Arvid Hägg *1927–1928: Nils Åkerblom *1931–1932: Lave Beck-Friis *1933–1934: Magnus von Arbin *1948–1948: Gunnar Fogelberg

==Notes== {{Reflist}}

==References== *{{cite book |last1=Borgenstam |first1=Curt |last2=Insulander |first2=Per |last3=Åhlund |first3=Bertil |title=Kryssare: med Svenska flottans kryssare under 75 år |year=1993 |publisher=Marinlitteratur |location=Västra Frölunda |language=Swedish |isbn=91-970700-6-8 |id={{LIBRIS|7792229}}}} * {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines and ASW Weapons of All Nations; An Illustrated Directory|publisher= Seaforth Publishing |location=Barnsley, UK |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-84832-100-7 |author-link=Norman Friedman}} *{{cite book |last=von Hofsten |first=Gustaf |author-link1=Gustaf von Hofsten |last2=Waernberg |first2=Jan |last3=Ohlsson |first3=Curt S. |title=Örlogsfartyg: svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg |trans-title=Ships of War: Swedish Machine-powered Ships under the Triple-tailed Flag |series=Forum navales skriftserie, 1650-1837|volume=6 |year=2003 |publisher=Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibl. i samarbete med Marinlitteratur |language=sv |isbn=91-974384-3-X |id={{LIBRIS|8873330}} |name-list-style=amp}}

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