HSwMS Hälsingland (J23)

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HSwMS Hälsingland
History
SwedenSweden
NameHälsingland
NamesakeHälsingland
OrderedMarch 1953
BuilderGötaverken
Launched14 January 1957
Commissioned17 June 1959
Decommissioned1 July 1982
IdentificationPennant number: J23
FateScrapped
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General characteristics [1][2]
Class and typeÖstergötland-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,180 t (2,150 long tons) standard
  • 2,600 t (2,600 long tons) full load
Length112 m (367 ft 5 in)
Beam11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draft3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 47,000 hp (35,000 kW)
Speed35 kn (65 km/h)
Range3,000 nmi (6,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Armament

HSwMS Hälsingland (J23) was the fourth ship of the Östergötland-class destroyer.[3]

Design

Main article: Halland-class destroyer

Due to time and cost,

steam boilers of the Babcock & Wilcox brand, which supplied steam with a pressure of 32 bars to two steam turbines of the DeLaval brand, which in turn each operated a propeller. The machinery gave the effect 47,000 horsepower on the axles, which gave a top speed of 35 knots
.

The main guns consisted of four 120 mm (4.7 in) guns m/44  placed in two double towers, one on the foredeck and one on the aft deck. From the beginning, the air defense consisted of seven 40 mm automatic cannons w / 48 E. These were placed two for the superstructure, one on each side amidships, and three on the aft bridge. Around 1965, the middle cannon on the aft bridge was replaced by the anti-aircraft missile Robot 07,[4] and to increase the stability of the ship, the two cannons were removed at the same time amidships.[5] For the same reason, all six torpedo tubes were also placed in a tube rack, having previously stood in two racks. There were also two submarine bombers and 58 mines on board.

History

Hälsingland was built at

commissioned
on 17 June 1959.

Gästrikland was

decommissioned on 1 July 1982, after which her superstructure has been dismantled and transferred to Upper Norrland's military area, where they were intended to be used for invasion defense. However, she were never used but were later scrapped. The hull was used by disposal of FOA for explosive tests, before it was sold for scrap in Karlskrona
.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
  2. ^ "Jagaren Småland" [Destroyer Småland]. Maritiman. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ encyclopedia, david bocquelet-Naval. "The Swedish Navy in the Cold War (Svenska Marinen )". www.naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ISBN 91-970700-41
    .
  5. ISBN 91-974015-4-4
    .

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