HSwMS Visborg

HSwMS Visborg (A265) previously (M03), was a command/auxiliary ship in the Swedish Navy and was a part of the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla. She was decommissioned 2010. HSwMS Trossö replaced her role as a support ship at the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla.

HSwMS Visborg during the wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling.
History
Sweden
Name	Visborg
Namesake	Visborg
Builder	Karlskronavarvet AB
Laid down	16 October 1973
Launched	22 January 1974
Commissioned	6 February 1976
Decommissioned	30 December 2010
Identification	MMSI number: 265500300 Callsign: SCID
Fate	Broken up in 2013
Notes	As M03 from 1976-1999 with the role as a minelayer.
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General characteristics
Class and type	Auxiliary
Displacement	2590 tonnes
Length	92.4m
Beam	14.7m
Draft	4m
Propulsion	2x NOHAB V12-diesels @ 1545 kW each
Speed	16 knots
Complement	20 Officers 20 Seamen
Sensors and processing systems	PN-613 PN-619 PS-726 PE-727
Electronic warfare & decoys	PQ-826
Armament	3 × Bofors 40mm m/48 4 Machinegun groups

History

She served as a minelayer from 1976 until 1999 when she was refitted to her current role as a command ship. Her sister ship HSwMS Älvsborg was sold to the Chilean Navy 1997 and renamed Almirante José Toribio Merino Castro. The last conscripts served during the year 2010 and also honoured the royal wedding with their presence the same year. She was then taken out of active duty and her planned replacement is HSwMS Trossö which returned from the EUNAVFOR operation Atalanta 2010.

In 2013 Visborg was delivered to Oresund Dry Docks in Landskrona, Sweden, for breaking.

References

• 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla - HMS Visborg (in Swedish)
• Örlogsboken 2003 (in Swedish)