HSwMS Magne (30)

HSwMS Magne (30) was a Mode-class destroyer of the Swedish Navy during World War II. She was built at Götaverken and was launched on 25 April 1942 as the second ship of the Mode class. The ship was rebuilt in the mid-1950s and reclassified to frigate in 1953 when she received pennant number 74. Magne was scrapped in Ystad in 1973. The name comes from Magni, the son of Thor in Nordic mythology.

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Magne.
History
Sweden
NameMagne
NamesakeMagni
BuilderGötaverken, Gothenburg
Laid downSeptember 1941
Launched25 April 1942
Completed26 November 1942
Stricken1 January 1966
FateScrapped 1973
General characteristics
Class and typeMode-class destroyer
Displacement740 long tons (752 t)
Length256 ft (78 m)
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
PropulsionSteam turbines, 16,000 shp (12 MW), 2 screws
Speed30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement100
Armament
  • 3 × 105mm/50 Bofors M/42 DP guns (3×1)
  • 2 × 40 mm guns M/36 (2×1)
  • 2 × Bofors 20mm/66 M/40 (2×1)
  • 3 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1×3)
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