High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Fylgia was an armoured cruiser of the Swedish Navy. She was launched on 20 December 1905 at Finnboda slip at Nacka and was used until 1953 when she was decommissioned. Upon her commissioning, she was the smallest true armored cruiser in the world. She was commonly used as a cadet training ship following World War I. Fylgia was modernized in 1939-1940 and refitted with more modern AA weaponry and fire control systems. Her hull was sold for scrap in 1957.