| Östergötland-class destroyer | |
|---|---|
 HMS Östergötland | |
| Class overview | |
| Operators: | Swedish Navy |
| Preceded by: | Halland class destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | None |
| In commission: | Sweden: 1955–1982 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Retired: | 4 |
| Preserved: | 0 |
| General characteristics (Sweden)[1] | |
| Displacement: |
2,150 tons standard 2,600 tons full load |
| Length: | 112 m (367 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 47,000 hp (35,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nmi (6,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 244 |
| Armament: |
4 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns (2×2) 7 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (7×1) 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (1×6 ) for Wire-guided Torped 61 1 Squid anti-submarine mortar 1 quadruple Seacat SAM launcher replaced 3 - 40mm guns in 1960's |
The Östergötland class were a group of destroyers built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1950s. They were smaller and less capable than the preceding Halland class destroyers and were decommissioned in 1982. The class was the last destroyer to be built by Sweden.
Ships[]
| ship | Pennant number | builder | commissioned | fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Östergötland | J20 | Götaverken, Göteborg | 1958 | Decommissioned 1982, |
| HMS Södermanland | J21 | Eriksberg Göteborg | 1958 | Decommissioned 1982 |
| HMS Gästrikland | J22 | Götaverken, Göteborg | 1959 | Decommissioned 1982 |
| HMS Hälsingland | J22 | Eriksberg Göteborg | 1959 | Decommissioned 1982 |
References[]
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
| ||||||||
The original article can be found at Östergötland-class destroyer and the edit history here.