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History
 Swedish Navy
NameHMS Visborg
BuilderKarlskronavarvet AB
Laid down16 October 1973
Launched22 January 1974
Commissioned6 February 1976
NotesAs M03 from 1976-1998 with the role as a minelayer.
General characteristics
Displacement2590 tonnes
Length92.4m
Beam14.7m
Draft4m
Propulsion2x NOHAB V12-diesels @ 1545 kW each
Speed16 knots
Complementlist error: <br /> list (help)
40 Officers
50 Conscripts
Sensors and
processing systems
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PN 613
PN 619
PS 726
PE 727
PQ 826
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
3x Bofors 40mm m/48
4 Machinegun groups

HMS Visborg is the command ship for the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla.

History

She served as a minelayer from 1976 until 1998 when she was refitted to her current role as a command ship. Her sister ship HMS Älvsborg was sold to the Chilean_Navy 1997 and renamed Almirante José Toribio Merino Castro.

References