HSwMS Ehrensköld (11), was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Swedish Navy during World War II.

Together with the sister ship HSwMS Nordenskjöld (12), she constituted the Ehrensköld class, which, with its size and speed, was a major step in the Swedish destroyer fleet.

The hull was made of nitrated steel with a precipitating stem and so called "cruiser stern", which meant it was rounded.

[6] In 1934 Ehrensköld ran aground during a move from Karlskrona to Stockholm, where a large hole was torn up in the bottom of the forebody.

In September 1938, when Germany claimed Czechoslovak territories, Ehrensköld, together with HSwMS Klas Horn, were the only mobilized destroyers in the Swedish Navy.

[7] In April 1940, when Germany invaded Denmark and Norway, she was demobilized in Karlskrona and the staff shortage in the navy made it difficult to man the ship.

In 1942 she was part of the Coastal Fleet, which was the largest and most powerful unit of the Swedish Navy, and then moved back to Karlskrona Squadron.