HSwMS M20

HSwMS M 20 was a minesweeper that served in the Swedish Navy. Built in 1941 of mahogany on a steel frame, M 20 represents legendary shipbuilding and was in service from 1941 until 2005.

History
Sweden
Name: M 20
Launched: 1941
Commissioned: 18 December 1941
Decommissioned: 2005
Status: Museum ship
General characteristics
Type: Minesweeper
Displacement: 70 long tons (71 t)
Length: 27 m (88 ft 7 in)
Beam: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Draught: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Armament: • 1× 20 mm cannon

Decommissioned in 2005 she is now owned by SMM (Swedish Maritime Museums) and operated and maintained by the association "Föreningen M 20".

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