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Karlskrona 1970 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Göteborg	5		Götaverken, Göteborg	1934	14.10.1935	10.1936	stricken 8.1958
Stockholm	6, 1.1961- 77	303	Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona	1934	24.3.1936	11.1937	stricken 1.1964
Malmö	7, 1.1961- 78, 1966- F78	280	Eriksberg, Göteborg	1937	22.8.1938	8.1939	stricken 1.1967
Karlskrona	8, 1.1961- 79, 1966- F79	306	Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona	1937	19.6.1939	9.1940	stricken 7.1974
Gävle	9, 1.1961- 80, 1966- F80	364	Götaverken, Göteborg	1939	25.8.1940	6.1941	stricken 12.1968
Norrköping	10, 1.1961- 81	311	Eriksberg, Göteborg	1939	5.8.1940	4.1941	stricken 2.1965

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1024
Displacement full, t	1184
Length, m	93.0 pp 94.6 oa
Breadth, m	9.00
Draught, m	3.80 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets de Laval geared steam turbines, 3 Penhoët boilers
Power, h. p.	32000
Max speed, kts	39
Fuel, t	oil 150
Endurance, nm(kts)	1200(20)
Armament	Göteborg, Stockholm: 3 x 1 - 120/44 K/45 M24C, 2 x 2 - 25/55 K/58 M32, 2 x 1 - 8.76, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR, 20 mines others: 3 x 1 - 120/44 K/45 M24C, 3 x 2 - 25/55 K/58 M32, 2 x 1 - 8.76, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR, 20 mines
Electronic equipment	presumably hydrophone
Complement	155

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Project history

Development of Klas Horn class, orders for building were given out in 1933 (Göteborg and Stockholm), 1936 (Karlskrona and Malmö) and 1939 (Norrköping and Gävle). They were differed from predecessors by more powerful machinery and slightly increased hull length. The fwd superstructure had larger size and new director was installed.

All ships of class had appeared very fast. The best result has shown by Malmö: she could reach 42kts on trials (at full displacement!).

Modernizations

1948-1953, Stockholm, Malmö, Karlskrona, Gävle, Norrköping: beam increased to 9.70m, standard displacement was 1140t; - (2 - 3) x 2 - 25/58, 2 x 1 - 8.76; + 2 x 2 - 40/70 M48A, mine stowage increased to 46, radar

1960, Malmö; 1962, Gävle; 1963, Karlskrona: - 2 x 3 - 533 TT; + 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL, mine stowage increased to 130, type 293 radar, sonar

Naval service

Göteborg was lost 17.9.1941 in Haarsfjärden naval base near Stockholm at explosion of standing nearby destroyer Klas Uggla. Subsequently Göteborg was salvaged and repaired, entering service again in September, 1943. All were re-rated as frigates in 1961.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.