Swedish Amphion

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Stern of His Majesty's Ship The Amphion
Stern of His Majesty's Ship The Amphion

The Amphion was the personal pleasure craft of king Gustav III of Sweden. It was constructed by Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, a famous 18th century Swedish ship engineer. The ship was besides of being a pleasure craft, also His Majestys personal command ship during the The Russo-Swedish war of 1788 - 1790.

See also: Jacobstads Wapen

Owl Edition This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904–1926 now in public domain.

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