| Halland-class destroyer | |
|---|---|
 HMS Halland | |
| Class overview | |
| Preceded by: | Öland class destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Östergötland class destroyer |
| In commission: |
Sweden: 1955–1982 Colombia: 1958–1986 |
| Planned: | 6 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Cancelled: | 2 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics (Sweden)[1] | |
| Displacement: |
2,630 tons standard 3,400 tons full load |
| Length: | 121 m (397 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 58,000 hp (43,300 kW) |
| Speed: | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
| Range: |
3,000 nmi (6,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) 445 nmi (824 km) at 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 290 |
| Armament: |
4 × Bofors 120 mm guns (2×2) 2 × 57 mm (2.2 in) guns (1×2) 6 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (6×1) 8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (1×5 and 1×3) for Wire-guided Torped 61 1 or 2 launch rails for Robot 08 anti-ship missiles 2 × quad Bofors 375mm anti-submarine rockets |
| General characteristics (Colombia) | |
| Displacement: |
2,650 tons standard 3,300 tons full load |
| Length: | 121 m (397 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 12.4 m (40 ft 8 in) |
| Draft: | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 55,000 hp (41,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 32 kn (59 km/h) |
| Range: |
3,000 nmi (6,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) 445 nmi (824 km) at 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 248 |
| Armament: |
6 × Bofors 120 mm guns (3×2) 4 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (4×1) 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (1×4) 1 × quad Bofors anti-submarine mortars |
The Halland class destroyers were two ships built for the Swedish Navy in the 1950s. Four ships were planned, but the second pair were canceled. Two modified ships were exported to the Colombian Navy. These vessels were general purpose surface combatants.
Design[]
These were general purpose ships with strong anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare armament. They were re-fitted in the 1960s and re-armed with Saab/Nord Aviation Robot 08 anti-shipping missiles (a missile derivative of the Nord Aviation CT20 drone). The Colombian ships had a more anti-surface focused armament.
Ships[]
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- HMS Halland (J18), built by Götaverken, Göteborg. Commissioned 1955. Decommissioned 1982, scrapped 1985.
- HMS Småland (J19), built by Eriksberg, Göteborg. Commissioned 1956. Decommissioned 1979, now a museum ship in Gothenburg.
- HMS Lappland, cancelled 1958.
- HMS Värmland, cancelled 1958.
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- 7 de Agosto (D-06) (ex-Trece de Junio) (D 06), built by Götaverken, Göteborg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.
- 20 de Julio (D-05), built by Eriksberg, Göteborg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.
Robot 08
(Coast artillery version)
References[]
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
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