This is a list of ships of the Swedish Navy. Auxiliary ships , later Hjälparen, stricken 1962 , broken up 1960s , stricken 1993 , was previously the minelayer MUL 12 , was previously the minelayer MUL 15 , previously (MUL 20) and (20) HSwMS Marieholm, renamed SS Marieholm. Battleships , launched 1824 , launched 1856 Coastal defence ships (1885) - retired in 1941 (1889) - retired in 1923 (1893) - retired in 1923 (1896) - retired in 1937 (1898) - retired in 1937 (1898) - retired in 1922 (1900) - stricken in 1947 and broken up 1961 (1901) - stricken in 1947 and broken up 1961 (1901) - stricken in 1940 and broken up 1961 (1901) - stricken in 1947 and broken up 1952 (1903) - stricken in 1950 and pontoon 1956 (1905) - stricken in 1950 and broken up 1974 (1915) - stricken in 1953 and broken up 1958 (1917) - stricken in 1957 and broken up 1960 (1918) - stricken in 1957 and broken up 1970 Cruisers , sunk as target 1950 , sold for breaking up 1924 , sold 1949, broken up 1951 , sunk as target 1939 , sunk 1917 launched 1944, stricken 1964 launched 1945, sold to Chile 1971 Others , sold 1957, broken up , stricken 1959, broken up 1961 , stricken 1960, broken up 1962 Destroyers , stricken 1963 , stricken 1963 (ex-Giovanni Nicotera), stricken 1947, broken up 1949 (ex-Bettino Ricasoli), stricken 1947, broken up 1949 , stricken 1958 , sunk 1941 (ex-Spica), stricken 1958 (ex-Astore'), stricken 1958 , formerly (9), stricken 1947, sunk as target 1960 , stricken 1947, broken up 1951 , stricken 1940, sunk as target , later (23) stricken 1947, sunk 1961 , later (22), stricken 1947, broken up 1951 , later (21), stricken 1947, broken up 1951 , later (24), stricken 1947, broken up 1949 , stricken 1940, broken up ~1943 Others , stricken 1928, sunk as target 1936 , stricken 1936, target, broken up 1944 , stricken 1940, sunk as target 1946 Frigates , launched 1862, broken up 1945 Corvettes Historical Sailing corvettes Steam-corvettes Motor torpedo boats T41, converted to the picket boat T42, converted to the picket boat T43, converted to the picket boat T44, converted to the picket boat T48, converted to the picket boat T50, converted to the picket boat T51, converted to the picket boat Missile boats HSwMS Norrköping (R131) HSwMS Nynäshamn