HMS Psilander
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HMS Psilander was a torpedo cruiser
of the Swedish Navy
. She was commissioned on July 20, 1900. From 1927 until 1937 she was used for cadet training, and was sunk after being used as an artillery target on August 3, 1939. She was named after the 17th century admiral Gustaf von Psilander.
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
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 commissioned on July 20, 1900. From 1927 until 1937 she was used for cadet training, and was sunk after being used as an artillery target on August 3, 1939. She was named after the 17th century admiral Gustaf von Psilander.