HSwMS Hälsingborg (J13)

	Hälsingborg
History
Sweden
Name	Hälsingborg
Namesake	Helsingborg
Ordered	1941
Builder	Götaverken
Launched	23 March 1943
Commissioned	30 November 1943
Decommissioned	1 July 1978
Reclassified	Rated as frigate, 1965
Identification	Pennant number: J13, F13
Fate	Scrapped, 1979
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General characteristics
Class & type	Visby-class destroyer
Displacement	1,153 t (1,135 long tons) standard; 1,320 t (1,300 long tons) full load;
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 × 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; 2 x triple 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;
Aviation facilities	Helipad (frigate)

HSwMS Hälsingborg (J13) was the third ship of the Visby-class destroyer.

History
Hälsingborg
Sweden
Name	Hälsingborg
Namesake	Helsingborg
Ordered	1941
Builder	Götaverken
Launched	23 March 1943
Commissioned	30 November 1943
Decommissioned	1 July 1978
Reclassified	Rated as frigate, 1965
Identification	Pennant number: J13, F13
Fate	Scrapped, 1979
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General characteristics
Class & type	Visby-class destroyer
Displacement	1,153 t (1,135 long tons) standard 1,320 t (1,300 long tons) full load
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 × 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 2 x triple 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
Aviation facilities	Helipad (frigate)