Visby-class destroyer

Visby
Class overview
Name	Visby class
Operators	Swedish Navy
Preceded by	Göteborg class
Succeeded by	Öland class
Built	1942–1944
In commission	1943–1982
Planned	4
Completed	4
Retired	4
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer/frigate
Displacement	1,135–1,320 tons
Length	98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Speed	39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph)
Complement	155
Armament	As destroyer 3 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 4 x 40 mm (1.6 in) cannons 4 x 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons 6 x 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes As frigate 2 × 57 mm lvakan m/50 B 4 × 375 mm (14.8 in) anti-submarine rocket launcher Depth charges Mines
Aircraft carried	1 helicopter as frigate

The Visby class was a Swedish World War II destroyer class. During the years 1942–1944 four ships, Visby, Sundsvall, Hälsingborg and Kalmar, were built and delivered to the Swedish navy. The ships were a part of Sweden's military buildup during the war. Under this period the ships were used as neutral guards and escort ships. In 1965 the ships were modified and rebuilt as frigates. Two of the ships were decommissioned in 1978 and the last two followed in 1982.