“Considerable attention has been bestowed of late years in improving the materiel and the personnel of the Swedish Navy. The materiel is now also in a very perfect state of organization. It comprises 8 ships of the line (2 provided with screws), 1 screw and 5 sailing frigates, 3 screw and 5 sailing corvettes, besides a large number of gun-boats, mortar-vessels, transports, and 8 or 10 small steamers. Of these the greater number are at present in commission. The numbers above specified are irrespective of the Norwegian Navy, which also forms a portion of the naval forces at the disposal of H.M. the King of Sweden and Norway. It includes 2 steam frigates, one of 52, the other of 41 guns, and of 500 and 150 horse power respectively; 2 sailing frigates, one of 44, the other of 40 guns; 3 steam corvettes; 2 sailing ditto; 1 brig; 6 schooners; 5 small steamers, and 2 steam gunboats, besides 121 row gun-boats. Under the personnel are included 1 rear-admiral, 1 commandant, 3 captain-commandants, 12 captains, 12 lieutenant-captains, 24 lieutenants, and 33 sub-lieutenants, together with 350 petty officers and marines. The maritime inscription is said to include 46,000 men; the equipages de la marine, 20,000 Swedes and 13,500 Norwegians. There is what is termed a company of ship-builders, consisting of 180 men, and 3 other companies, each about 120 strong, whose duties are respectively connected with the artillery and laboratory departments.”
Source
Hans Busk. The Navies of the World. London, 1859. Digitized by Google.
