The ''Hugin'' class of

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

s consisted of and built for the Royal Swedish Navy built prior to the First World War and surviving without major incident through their lifespan.

Design and description

The ''Hugin''-class ships were the first Swedish warships built with

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s.Westerlund 1985, p. 360

Construction and careers

''Hugin'' was built by

Götaverken Götaverken was a shipbuilding company that was located on Hisingen, Gothenburg. During the 1930s it was the world's biggest shipyard by launched gross registered tonnage. It was founded in 1841, and went bankrupt in 1989. History The company w ...

and launched on December 10, 1910 while ''Munin'' was constructed by Kockums and launched December 5, 1911. The ship class was built with

s instead of piston engines as the previous Swedish destroyers had been. ''Hugin'' was in service until June 13, 1947 while ''Munin'' had been decommissioned on October 18, 1940.

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