| HSwMS Saga | |
|---|---|
 Saga at Karlskrona, c. 1900. | |
| Career (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 x 167 mm gun 6 x 122 mm guns After 1888 rebuild: 1 x 152 mm gun 8 x 122 mm guns 1 x 65 mm landing gun |
HSwMS Saga was a steam corvette of the Royal Swedish Navy. 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.
Saga's figure head, created by Carl August Sundwall
.jpg "Bottenrefvet (Korvetten Saga).jpg (1.24 MB)")
Etching by N. E. Anckers
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