HSwMS Visby (J11)
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For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Visby.
HSwMS Visby (J11) was the lead ship of the Visby-class destroyer.[2]
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Name | Visby |
Namesake | Visby |
Builder | Götaverken |
Launched | 16 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 10 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1 July 1982 |
Reclassified | Rated as frigate, 1965 |
Identification | Pennant number: J11 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1984 |
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Class and type | Visby-class destroyer |
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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 |
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Aviation facilities | Helipad (frigate) |
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