HSwMS Munin (31)

	HSwMS Munin
History
Sweden
Name	Munin
Namesake	Munin
Builder	Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona
Laid down	September 1941
Launched	27 May 1942
Commissioned	3 January 1943
Decommissioned	6 December 1968
Fate	Sold for scrap 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	Mode-class destroyer (1942-1953) or frigate (1953-1968)
Displacement	960 t (945 long tons), full load; 750 t (740 long tons), standard displacement;
Length	256 ft (78 m)
Beam	26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
Draught	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Propulsion	2 oil fired boilers, 2 de Laval steam turbines, 16,000 shp (12,000 kW), 2 screws
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,260 nmi (2,330 km; 1,450 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	100
Armament	3 × 105 mm Bofors K/50 M/42 DP guns (3×1); 2 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 guns K/60 M/36 (2×1); 2 × 20 mm Bofors K/66 M/40 (2×1); 3 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1×3);

HSwMS Munin was a coastal destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy, built by Öresundsvarvet and launched on 27 May 1942 as the third of the four-ship Mode class. The ship was the only member of the class to be built by Öresundsvarvet in Landskrona. Joining the Coastal Fleet in January 1943, Munin served during World War II and then, after the conflict, visited Belgium, France, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom in 1946 and 1947. In 1953, the vessel was upgraded with enhanced anti-submarine armament, being re-rated a frigate. After twenty-five years service, the ship was decommissioned on 6 December 1968 and sold for scrap the following year.

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