Swedish seagoing training ship Fylgia visiting Amsterdam, Netherlands in May 1931

Quay Holland Amerika Lijn, Westerdoksdijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands around 27 May 1931. Original url

After her 1939-1940 modernisation

She was laid down at the shipyard of Bergsund Co. at Stockholm, Sweden in October 1902, launched on 20 December 1905 and two years later completed and commissioned on 21 June and decommissioned on 1 January 1953. . Sold to be broken up in 1967.

The Dutch newspaper De Banier dated 27 May 1931 reported her arrival the same morning at Ijmuiden, Netherlands coming from Malmö, Sweden and destined towards Amsterdam, Netherlands. Another Dutch newspaper Het Vaderland dated the 27th reported that she arrived at 08.00 o’clock at Ijmuiden where she was welcomed by the Swedish vice consul Dijksen and the harbourmaster of the North Sea Channel Seyffart and that she at 09.30 o’clock went on to Amsterdam. Her commanding officer was baron L.M. Beck Briji. The Dutch newspaper De Tribune dated Friday 5 June reported that Sunday evening was the last evening of her stay in Amsterdam. When returning to their ship received sailors communistic publicity material calling them to help the working class to defend the Soviet Union. The material referred to the crew of the Potemkin. The Swedish sailors were very pleased with this material while their officers did not succeed in finding a policeman. In the meantime discussed the sailors and workers about the latest events in Sweden during the strikes. The De Tribune was a publication of the Social Democratic Party. The Dutch newspaper De Tijd dated Tuesday 30 June reported her arrival on Sunday at Vlaardingen, Netherlands to bunker coal.