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Romulus 1940

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Romulus (ex-Spica)	27		BSN, Naples, Italy	5.1933	11.3.1934	5.1935 // 3.1940	stricken 8.1958
Remus (ex-Astore)	28		BSN, Naples, Italy	1933	22.4.1934	6.1935 // 3.1940	stricken 8.1958

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	780
Displacement full, t	995
Length, m	78.0 pp 80.4 oa
Breadth, m	8.20
Draught, m	3.09 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Tosi geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	19000
Max speed, kts	34
Fuel, t	oil 207
Endurance, nm(kts)	1900(15)
Armament	3 x 1 - 100/47 OTO 1931, 3 x 2 - 20/65 Breda 1935, 2 x 2 - 450 TT, 2 DCT, 20 mines
Complement	94

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Project history

Former Italian Spica class torpedo boats were bought by Sweden 27.3.1940. After overdue arrival to Sweden (see Puke class) they have undergone all-round trials and have made good impression upon the Swedish naval staff. Later they served as prototype for home-built escort destroyers of Mode class.

Modernizations

1953, both: - 1 x 1 - 100/47, 2 x 2 - 450 TT; + 1 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL, radars, sonar

Naval service

Both ships were re-rated as frigates in 1953.