Öland-class destroyer

Class overview
HSwMS Uppland
Name:	Öland class
Operators:	Swedish Navy
Preceded by:	Visby class
Succeeded by:	Halland class
In commission:	1947-1979
Planned:	4
Completed:	2
Cancelled:	2
Retired:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer/Frigate
Displacement:	1,880-2,250 tons
Length:	111 m (364 ft)
Beam:	11.2 m (37 ft)
Draught:	3.4 m (11 ft)
Speed:	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement:	235
Armament:	4 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal Bofors M/44 7 × 40 mm (1.6 in)/56 cal Bofors lvkan M/36 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in)/60 cal Bofors apjäs M/40 Depth charges, mines

The Öland class was a Swedish destroyer class. From 1943-1947 two destroyers were constructed, HSwMS Öland and HSwMS Uppland. Originally four ships were planned for the class but after the end of World War II two were canceled. When commissioned the ships were the largest destroyers that had ever served in the Swedish navy. The ships served in the navy until 1979 when the last ship was decommissioned.

Design

The Öland class was 111 metres (364 ft) long and had a displacement of 2,250 tons when fully loaded making it, when commissioned, the largest destroyer class in the navy. Because of their weight the destroyers were constructed with a double hull to withstand damages better. Some parts of the inner hull were made of armor to protect important parts like the engine room.^[1]

References

↑ Borgenstam, Insulander & Kaudern 1989, p. 114

Sources

Borgenstam, Curt; Insulander, Per; Kaudern, Gösta (1989), Jagare : med svenska flottans jagare under 80 år (2:a ed.), Karlskrona: Västra Frölunda CB Marinlitteratur, ISBN 91-970700-4-1
von Hofsten, Gustav; Waernberg, Jan (2003), Örlogsfartyg: Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg (1:a ed.), Karlskrona: Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek, ISBN 91-974015-4-4

Swedish naval ship classes of World War II
Coastal defence ships	Dristigheten^S Äran Oscar II^S Sverige
Armoured cruisers	Fylgia^S
Light cruisers	Gotland^S Tre Kronor^I
Protected cruisers	Clas Fleming^S
Minelayers	Älvsnabben^S
Destroyers	Wale^S Ragnar Hugin Wrangel Ehrensköld Klas Göteborg Sella^RM Mode Visby Öland^I
Torpedo boats	Komet Plejad Spica^RM
Submarines	Hajen Bävern Valen^S Draken Delfinen Sjölejonet Kust Neptun
Minesweepers	Sökaren Arholma
Patrol boats	Jägaren
S Single ship of class RM Purchased from Regia Marina I Incomplete until the end of the war

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