HSwMS Gefle

Gefle, photo 1878 in Montevideo
History
Sweden
NameGefle
BuilderKarlskrona Yard
Launched1 December 1847
Commissioned1848
Out of service21 February 1890
General characteristics
Displacement1278 tons
Length52.5 m (172.24 ft)
Beam9.8 m (32.15 ft)
Draft5.1 m (16.73 ft)
Speed9 knots (16.67 km/h) (with engine)
Complement169 men
Armament
  • As built:
  • 2 × 226 mm canon-obusiers
  • 4 × 155 mm guns
  • 2 x 108 mm carronades
  • After 1863:
  • 6 × 155 mm guns
  • After 1874:
  • 1 × 226 mm canon-obusier
  • 1 × 155 mm gun
  • 6 × 122 mm guns
  • After 1875:
  • 2 × 155 mm guns
  • 6 × 122 mm guns

HSwMS Gefle was a steam corvette of the Swedish Navy. She was one of the earliest steam-powered ships of the Swedish Navy, and the first equipped with a propeller. During her service years, Gefle was used on several long expeditions, including to the Mediterranean, West Africa and South America. In 1870, Gefle was dispatched to Le Havre to evacuate Swedish citizens after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. Admiral and marine artist Jacob Hägg served onboard Gefle early in his career. Gefle was removed from active service in 1890 and shortly thereafter broken up.

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