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Contemporary World Wide Swedish Navy Operations (WWI - WWII)... HMS Patricia (1940-1971) Patricia, built 1926 was first rented 1940 by the Swedish Government from the Swedish Lloyd. First as transport of ship crews to Italy 1940 and later bought and modified to a submarine supply ship. She was 102 m. long, and 14,5 m. wide. Armed with 8 40 mm canons. Normal crew size: about 350 men. Swedish warship´s voyages abroad in the collection: Operations in Finland (incl Åland) during the Finnish Independence War 1918 Jarramas Naval visit to Norway 1918 (during WW I) Fylgia voyage to western Europe and the West Indies 1919-1920 Fylgia Mediterranean voyage 1920-1921 Fylgia India & Mediterranean voyage 1921-1922 Fylgia round South America voyage 1922-1923 Gladan, Najaden & Jarramas Denmark, Germany & Sweden voyage 1923 Fylgia Atlantic Ocean voyage 1923-1924 Jarramas summer voyage 1924 Fylgia African West Coast voyage 1924-1925 Fylgia voyage to United Kingdom & Algeria 1925 Fylgia Mediterranean voyage 1925-1926 Fylgia West Indies voyage 1926-1927 Manligheten Bay of Biscay summer voyage 1927 Fylgia voyage to South America 1927-1928 Fylgia Mediterranean voyage 1928 Af Chapman Mediterranean voyage 1929 Oscar II Mediterranean voyage 1929 Oscar II Mediterranean voyage 1929-1930 Svensksund mission ”Collect the remains of Andrée’s Polar Expedition by balloon 1897” 1930 Fylgia round Africa voyage 1930-1931 Af Chapman voyage to Madeira & United Kingdom 1931 Gustav V voyage to Germany 1931 Fylgia Indian Ocean voyage 1931-1932 Af Chapman western Mediterranean voyage 1932 Fylgia Mediterranean voyage 1932-1933 Af Chapman voyage to Portugal & Spain 1933 Gustav V Mediterranean voyage 1933-1934 Oscar II Western Europe voyage 1934 Najaden & Jarramas Denmark, Germany & Sweden voyage 1934 Af Chapman Atlantic Ocean voyage 1934 Oscar II Mediterranean voyage 1934-1935 Oscar II voyage to Portugal & United Kingdom 1935 Gotland Western Europe voyage 1935-1936 Oscar II Morocco & Western Europe voyage 1936 Gotland West Indies voyage 1936-1937 Manligheten round UK voyage 1937 Oscar II summer voyage 1937 Gotland north western Africa & UK voyage 1937-1938 Najaden summer voyage to Denmark 1938 Gotland South America voyage 1938-1939 Patricia mission to Italy ”Sail home the purchased 4 Italian Destroyers” 1940