- Östergötland class destroyer
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HMS ÖstergötlandClass 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 loadLength: 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'sThe Östergötland class were a group of destroyers built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1950's. They were smaller than the preceding Halland class destroyers and were decommissioned in 1982.
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
Östergötland class destroyer List of destroyers of the Royal Swedish Navy
Categories:- Östergötland class destroyers
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- Ships of the Royal Swedish Navy
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