- Halland class destroyer
The Halland class destroyers were two ships built for
Swedish Navy in the 1950s. Four ships were planned, but the second pair were canceled. Two modified ships were exported to theColombian Navy .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 RB-08 anti-shipping missiles. The Columbian ships had a more anti-surface focussed armament.
hips
wedish Navy
* HMS "Halland" (J18), built by Götaverken, Göteborg. Commissioned 1955. Decommissioned 1982, scrapped 1985.
* (J19), built by Eriksberg, Göteborg. Commissioned 1956. Decommissioned 1979, now a museum ship inGothenburg .
* HMS "Lappland", cancelled 1958.
* HMS "Värmland", cancelled 1958.Colombian Navy
* "Siette de Agosto" (ex-"Trece de Junio") (D 06), built by Götaverken, Göteborg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.
* "Viente de Junio" (D 05), built by Eriksberg, Göteborg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.References
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