HSwMS Göteborg

HSwMS Göteborg was a destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy that served during the Second World War and in the Cold War. The lead ship of the class, Göteborg was launched on 14 October 1935 as an improvement on the previous Ehrensköld class. The destroyer was sunk during the Hårsfjärden disaster of 7 September 1941 when an explosion amongst the torpedoes mounted aft led to the loss of thirty lives, the largest number in Swedish territorial waters during the war. The destroyer was repaired and re-entered operations protecting Sweden's neutrality until the end of the war. The destroyer served until 15 August 1958 when the vessel was retired. Göteborg was subsequently sunk as a target on 14 August 1962. The name of the ship was also used as a cover by the German destroyer Z18 Hans Lüdemann during the invasion of Norway in April 1940.

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Göteborg-class destroyer, destroyer, Götaverken, Swedish Navy, 

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  Gribshunden ⓘ
  Danish warship sunk in 1495, now one of the best-preserved wreckages from the early modern period

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  HSwMS Göteborg ⓘ
  1935 Göteborg-class destroyer

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1936 — 1958 HSwMS Göteborg

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ship decommissioning

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ship decommissioning

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ship launching

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ship commissioning

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HMS Göteborg (J5)

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HMS Göteborg wreck

HMS Göteborg being repaired

Forward gun on HMS Göteborg.

HMS Göteborg sinking

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Gribshunden	archaeological find, carrack	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1936	HSwMS Göteborg	Göteborg-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	fort	1680	Drottningskär Citadel	Restaurant Citadel, heritage site in Sweden, tourist attraction, architectural ensemble, fort, citadel, museum	Wikidata
site	fort	1680	Kungsholms Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Mobile Coastal Artillery	working life museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS-Göteborg-J5-destroyer-in-the-Swedish-Navy-352042733150		Commons
commons	image		HMS Göteborg (J5)		Commons
commons	image		HMS-Göteborg-J5-destroyer-in-the-Swedish-Navy-352042733150		Commons
commons	image		Fo196561		Commons
commons	image		HMS Göteborg wreck		Commons
commons	image		HMS Göteborg being repaired		Commons
commons	image		Forward gun on HMS Göteborg.		Commons
commons	image		HMS Göteborg sinking		Commons