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 anti-submarine mortars
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 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 surface combatants general purpose.

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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. The Columbian ships had a more anti-surface focussed armament.

Ships

Swedish Navy

Colombian Navy


References

  1. ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995