At the outbreak of World War II, Nordenskjöld's steam boilers were in such a bad condition that they needed replacements, but when the Swedish Navy suffered a shortage of ships, this had to be postponed.
Vid andra världskrigets utbrott var Nordenskjölds ångpannor i så dåligt skick att de behövde ersättas, men då den svenska flottan led brist på fartyg var detta tvunget att skjutas upp.