The Stockholm Maritime Museum has an extensive ship-model collection and a group of preserved vessels that were open free of charge even though the website still marked them closed. The group includes the icebreaker St Erik, a lightship, and a former minesweeper or patrol vessel associated with the veteran flotilla. St Erik receives special attention because the spacing and weight of her hull plating make an ordinary battleship look lightly assembled by comparison. Her construction shows how ice service could demand far heavier framing and plating than an ordinary warship.
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Icebreaker St Erik and Stockholm's museum ships
Stockholm's preserved ships include the icebreaker St Erik, whose unusually heavy hull construction reflects the demands of ice service.