Ostergotland class destroyer

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The Ostergotland 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 decommisioned in 1982.

[edit] General Characteristics

From Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

  • Displacement: 2150 standard, 2600 tons full load
  • Length: 112 m
  • Beam: 11.2 m
  • Draught: 3.7 m
  • Machinery: 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 47,000 hp
  • Speed: 35 knots
  • Range: 3000 nm at 20 knots
  • Armament:
    • 4 - 120mm guns (2x2)
    • 7 - 40mm Bofors AA guns (6x1)
    • 6 - 533mm torpedo tubes (1x6)
    • 1 Squid anti-submarine mortar
    • 1 quadrouple Seacat SAM launcher replaced 3 - 40mm guns in 1960's
  • Crew: 244

[edit] Ships

ship Pennant number builder commisioned fate
HMSwS Ostergotland J20 Gotavarken,Goteborg 1958 Decommisioned 1982,
HMSwS Sodermanland J21 Eriksberg Goteborg 1958 Decommisioned 1982
HMSwS Gastrikland J22 Gotavarken,Goteborg 1959 Decommisioned 1982
HMSwS Halsingland J22 Eriksberg Goteborg 1959 Decommisioned 1982
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