HSwMS Thor

HSwMS Thor was a paddle steamer of the Swedish Navy. It was the only paddle steamer built for the Swedish Navy, and one of only two steamships built for the Swedish Navy during the mid-1800s intended for active combat duty. Thor was used to ship Swedish and Norwegian troops to Funen to support Denmark during the First Schleswig War (1848–1852), and was the flagship of a Swedish-Norwegian flotilla that patrolled Skagerrak and Kattegatt during the Second Schleswig War in 1864. Problems with the construction prompted a rebuilding in 1861–1862, and the armament of Thor was changed several times. From 1876 the hull was barely maintained and in 1887 Thor was formally decommissioned.