HSwMS Sundsvall (J12)

Sundsvall in 1967
History
Sweden
Name	Sundsvall
Namesake	Sundsvall
Builder	Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad
Laid down	1942
Launched	20 October 1942
Commissioned	17 September 1943
Decommissioned	1 July 1982
Reclassified	Rated as frigate, 1965
Fate	Scrapped, 1984
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General characteristics
Class and type	Visby-class destroyer
Displacement	1,135–1,320 tons
Length	98 m (322 ft)
Beam	9 m (30 ft)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft)
Speed	39 kn (72 km/h; 45 mph)
Complement	155
Armament	As destroyer 3 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 2 x twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 4 x single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 4 x single 20 mm (0.79 in) AA guns 2 x single 8 mm MGs 6 x 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes As frigate 2 × single 57 mm lvakan m/50 D 1 × quad 375 mm (14.8 in) ASW rocket launcher Depth charges Mines
Aircraft carried	1 helicopter as frigate

HSwMS Sundsvall (J12) was a Swedish destroyer, later rebuilt as a frigate, in the four-ship Visby class. The ship was named after the Swedish coastal city of Sundsvall. Sundsvall was laid down in 1942 during the Second World War, and was commissioned on 17 September 1943. She survived the war, and was modified and redesigned as a frigate in 1965.^{[citation needed]} She was kept in service by the Swedish Navy until 1982, and was then used for testing of the Navy's RBS-15 anti-ship missile. The ship was later sold to Spain for scrapping.^{[citation needed]}