Halland-class destroyer

The Halland-class destroyers were two ships built for the 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 general purpose surface combatants.

Not to be confused with Holland-class destroyer.
HMS Halland
HMS Halland
Class overview
NameHalland class
Operators
Preceded byÖland class
Succeeded byÖstergötland class
In commission
  • Sweden: 1955–1982
  • Colombia: 1958–1986
Planned6
Completed4
Cancelled2
Preserved1
General characteristics (Sweden)[1][2]
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 2,670 t (2,630 long tons) standard
  • 3,344 t (3,291 long tons) full load
Length121.6 m (398 ft 11 in)
Beam12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
Draft4.24 m (13 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 58,000 hp (43,000 kW)
Speed35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range
  • 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
  • 445 nmi (824 km; 512 mi) at 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement272 (peacetime)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar Scanter 009
  • Thomson-CSF Saturn
  • HSA M22
Armament
General characteristics (Colombia)
Displacement
  • 2,650 tons standard
  • 3,300 tons full load
Length121 m (397 ft 0 in)
Beam12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draft4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 55,000 hp (41,000 kW)
Speed32 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)
Complement248
Armament

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 Robot 08 anti-shipping missiles (a missile derivative of the Nord Aviation CT20 drone). The Colombian ships had a more anti-surface focused armament.

Robot 08

Ships

Swedish Navy
  • HSwMS Halland (J18), built by Götaverken, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1955. Decommissioned 1982, scrapped 1985.
  • HSwMS Småland (J19), built by Eriksberg, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1956. Decommissioned 1979, now a museum ship in Gothenburg.
  • HSwMS Lappland, cancelled 1958.
  • HSwMS Värmland, cancelled 1958.

Colombian Navy
  • 7 de Agosto (D-06) (ex-Trece de Junio) (D 06), built by Götaverken, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.
  • 20 de Julio (D-05), built by Eriksberg, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.

References
  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
  2. "Destroyer Smaland, Maritiman". Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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