Erik af Klint (1816–1866)

Erik Johan Gustaf af Klint (11 December 1816 20 July 1866) was a Swedish naval officer who also served in the Austrian Navy, reaching the rank of captain in the 1860s. He commanded the Austrian steam frigate SMS Novara at the Battle of Lissa on 20 July 1866, where he was killed in action.[1]

Erik af Klint
Birth nameErik Johan Gustaf af Klint
Born(1816-12-11)11 December 1816
Visby, Sweden
Died20 July 1866(1866-07-20) (aged 49)
RankCaptain
Commands heldSMS Novara
Battles/warsThird Italian War of Independence

Notes

  1. Sondhaus, p. 4

References

  • Sondhaus, Lawrence (1994). The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 18671918. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press. ISBN 9781557530349.
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