HSwMS Mjölner was a coastal destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy, built by Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad and launched on 9 April 1942 as the last of the four ship Mode class. After serving during World War II, the ship was updated and reclassified a frigate in 1953. Decommissioned in 1966, Mjölner was sold for scrap in 1969.

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HSwMS Mjölner
History
Sweden
Name	Mjölner
Namesake	Thor's hammer, Mjölner
Builder	Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Gothenburg
Laid down	September 1941
Launched	9 April 1942
Commissioned	12 November 1943
Decommissioned	1 April 1966
Fate	Sold for scrap 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	Mode-class destroyer (1942–1953) or frigate (1953–1970)
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)

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Mjölner was based on the design the Spica class designed in Italy.^[1] Small and designed for coastal operation, the vessel was named after Thor's hammer, Mjölner.^[2]

Displacement was 750 tonnes (740 long tons) standard and 960 tonnes (940 long tons) full load. Overall length was 256 feet (78.03 m), beam 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m) and draught 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m).^[3] A crew of 100 officers and ratings was carried.^[4]

Machinery consisted of two Penhoët A oil-fired boilers, which supplied steam to two de Laval geared steam turbines, each driving its own propeller. The turbines were rated at 16,000 shp (12,000 kW) to give a design speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). 190 tonnes (190 long tons) of fuel was carried to give a range of 1,260 nautical miles (2,330 km; 1,450 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).^[5]

The main armament consisted of three 10.5 cm (4 in) K/50 M42 guns produced by Bofors.^[6] These were placed in separate mounts, one on the fore deck, one on the aft deck and one on the aft superstructure.^[4] Air defence consisted two 40 mm (1.57 in) K/60 M36 and two 20 mm (0.79 in) K/66 M40 individually mounted anti-aircraft autocannons, also provided by Bofors.^[7] Three torpedo tubes for 53 cm (21 in) torpedoes were triple mounted aft of the superstructure and two depth charge throwers were mounted further towards the stern. 42 mines could also be carried for minelaying.^[7]

Mjölner was laid down by Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad in Gothenburg in September 1941.^[3] The vessel was launched on 9 April 1942 and commissioned on 12 November 1943, serving with the Coastal Fleet through World War II.^[8] The ship was allocated the pennant number 32.

In 1946, Mjölner accompanied Fylgia and Munin on a tour of Bergen and Fannefjord in Norway, Dublin in Ireland and Antwerp in Belgium.^[9]