Östergötland-class destroyer
Appearance
![]() HSwMS Östergötland
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Class overview | |
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Name | Östergötland class |
Builders | Götaverken, Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Kockums Mekaniska Verkstads AB |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Halland class |
Succeeded by | None to date (As of July 2022[update]) |
In commission | Sweden: 1958–1982 |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 112 m (367 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 47,000 hp (35,000 kW) |
Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (6,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Complement | 244 |
Armament |
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Notes | Ships of the class took part in a number of incidents and confrontations involving Soviet incursions into Swedish waters during the late 1970s and early 1980s, most notably the Whiskey on the rocks incident in 1981. |
The Östergötland class were a class of destroyers built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1950s. They were smaller and less capable than the preceding Halland class and were decommissioned in 1982. The class were the last destroyers built by Sweden in the 20th century. They were sometimes referred to as Light destroyers.
Ships
[edit]ship | Pennant number | builder | commissioned | fate |
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HSwMS Östergötland | J20 | Götaverken, Göteborg | 1958 | Decommissioned 1982 |
HSwMS Södermanland | J21 | Eriksberg, Göteborg[a] | 1958 | Decommissioned 1982 |
HSwMS Gästrikland | J22 | Götaverken, Göteborg | 1959 | Decommissioned 1982 |
HSwMS Hälsingland | J23 | Eriksberg, Göteborg | 1959 | Decommissioned 1982 |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ In the case of the Södermanland, unlike her sister ship Hälsingland, Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad just built the hull, with completion and fitting out done by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstads AB. The reasons for this are unclear, though it may possibly have been part of a work share agreement.
References
[edit]- ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- ^ "SEACAT - The Guided Missile To Defend Small Ships" Flight International, 5 September 1963, p. 442.
- Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.