Halland-class destroyer

Not to be confused with Holland-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.

HMS Halland
Class overview
Name	Halland class
Operators	Swedish Navy  Colombian National Navy
Preceded by	Öland class
Succeeded by	Östergötland class
In commission	Sweden: 1955–1982 Colombia: 1958–1986
Planned	6
Completed	4
Cancelled	2
Preserved	1
General characteristics (Sweden)[1][2]
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,670 t (2,630 long tons) standard 3,344 t (3,291 long tons) full load
Length	121.6 m (398 ft 11 in)
Beam	12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
Draft	4.24 m (13 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 58,000 hp (43,000 kW)
Speed	35 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)
Complement	272 (peacetime)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar Scanter 009 Thomson-CSF Saturn HSA M22
Armament	4 × Bofors 120 mm (4.7 in) guns m/50 (2 × 2) 2 × Bofors 57 mm (2.2 in) guns m/50 (1 × 2) 6 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns m/48 (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 Saab Robot 08 anti-ship missiles 8 × Bofors 375 mm (14.8 in) anti-submarine rockets (2 × 4)
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) 4 × Bofors 375 mm (14.8 in) anti-submarine rockets (1 × 4)

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.

External links

• "Destroyer Smaland, Maritiman". Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2015.