HSwMS Tordön explained

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Tordön or HSwMS Thordön, named after the Old Norse word for thunder:

• was a bomb vessel launched in 1741 and decommissioned in 1784
• was a launched in 1865 and decommissioned in 1925^[1]
• was a launched in 1981 and sold in 2008

Citations

Bibliography

• Book: Campbell, N. J. M. . Sweden . 360–363 . Gardiner . Robert . 1979 . Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905 . Conway Maritime Press . London . 978-0-85177-133-5 . registration .
• Book: Westerlund. Karl-Eric . Sweden . 355–363. Gray . Randal . Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 . Conway Maritime Press . London . 1985 . 978-0-85177-245-5.
• Book: Westerlund. Karl-Eric. Chumbley. Stephen. Chumbley. Stephen . Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 . 1995. Naval Institute Press . Annapolis, Maryland . 1-55750-132-7. amp. Sweden . 443–453.

Notes and References

1. Westerlund, p. 356