Not to be confused with Holland-class destroyer.
Halland class
Class beforeÖland-class destroyer
Class afterÖstergötland-class destroyer
In commission range
  • Sweden: 1955–1982
  • Colombia: 1958–1986
Total ships planned6
Total ships completed4
Total ships cancelled2
Total ships preserved1
Halland-class destroyer
Destroyer
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
Armament
Halland-class destroyer
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

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.

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 Rb 08 anti-ship missiles (a missile derivative of the Nord Aviation CT20 drone). The Colombian ships had a more anti-surface focused armament.[citation needed]

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

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

See also

Equivalent destroyers of the same era

Bibliography

  • Scheina, Robert L. & Smigielski, Adam (1995). "Columbia". Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1995. revised ed. Naval Institute Press. pp. 68–70. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
  • Westerlund, Karl-Eric & Chumbley, Stephen (1995). "Columbia". Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1995. revised ed. Naval Institute Press. pp. 443–453. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.