Östergotland class destroyer

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HSwMS Östergötland
HSwMS Östergötland

The 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.

[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 quadruple Seacat SAM launcher replaced 3 - 40mm guns in 1960's
  • Crew: 244

[edit] Ships

ship Pennant number builder commissioned fate
HMSwS Östergötland J20 Götavarken, Göteborg 1958 Decommissioned 1982,
HMSwS Södermanland J21 Eriksberg Göteborg 1958 Decommissioned 1982
HMSwS Gästrikland J22 Götavarken, Göteborg 1959 Decommissioned 1982
HMSwS Hälsingland J22 Eriksberg Göteborg 1959 Decommissioned 1982
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