HMS Fylgia was an armoured cruiser of the Swedish Navy

Swedish Navy

The Royal Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps .In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes...

. She was launched on 20 December 1905 at Finnboda slip at Nacka

Nacka Municipality

Nacka Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located at Nacka. The municipality is situated just east of the capital Stockholm and the western parts are considered a suburban part of the Stockholm urban area.The present municipality was created in...

and was used until 1953 when she was decommissioned. 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. Fylgia was modernized in 1939-1940 and refitted with more modern AA weaponry and fire control systems. Her hull was sold for scrap in 1957.