Episode 1 of 1

Departure from Karlskrona

When: 30 September 1851
Where: Karlskrona, Sweden
Part of: HSwMS Eugenie departs Karlskrona on the first Swedish Royal Navy circumnavigation

HSwMS Eugenie set sail from Karlskrona on 30 September 1851, beginning its mission to promote Swedish trade.

The Swedish frigate, armed with 40 cannons, departed from the naval base in Karlskrona. This event marked the start of the first global circumnavigation by a Swedish warship, distinct from earlier unplanned merchant voyages.

Sources

HSwMS Eugenie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-15

Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.