HSwMS Stockholm (J6)

HSwMS Stockholm
History
Sweden
Name	Stockholm
Namesake	Stockholm
Builder	Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona
Laid down	1934
Launched	24 March 1936
Commissioned	24 November 1937
Decommissioned	1 January 1964
Fate	Sold to be broken up at Ystad
General characteristics
Class and type	Göteborg-class destroyer
Displacement	1,200 t (1,181 long tons), full load 1,040 t (1,020 long tons), standard displacement
Length	310 ft 4 in (94.6 m) o.a.
Beam	29 ft 6 in (9.0 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Propulsion	3 oil fired boilers, 2 de Laval steam turbines, 32,000 shp (24,000 kW), 2 screws
Speed	39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph)
Range	1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	135
Armament	3 × 120 mm (4.7 in) Bofors M/24C DP guns (3×1) 4 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Bofors M/40 (1×2, 2×1) 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×3) 2 × depth charge throwers

HSwMS Stockholm was a destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy that served during the Second World War and in the Cold War. The second member of the Göteborg or city class, an improvement on the previous Ehrensköld class, Stockholm was launched on 24 March 1936. The ship proved to be of very high performance, exceeding 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) in trials, the fastest ship in the navy. After serving during the Second World War on neutrality patrols, the destroyer took part in two tours with other Swedish warships. The first, which involved sailing to the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom, was led by the cruiser Fylgia in 1948. Four years later, the destroyer accompanied the cruiser Gotland to Belgium. In 1961, the destroyer was redesignated a frigate. Three years later, on 1 January 1964, Stockholm was decommissioned and subsequently sold to be broken up.