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VISBY destroyers (1943-1944)


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Hälsingborg 1943 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Visby 11, 1.1965- 11, 1966- F11   Götaverken, Göteborg 4.1942 16.10.1942 8.1943 stricken 7.1982
Sundsvall 12, 1.1965- 12, 1966- F12 341 Eriksberg, Göteborg 1942 20.10.1942 9.1943 stricken 7.1982
Hälsingborg 13, 1.1965- 13, 1966- F13   Götaverken, Göteborg 1942 23.3.1943 11.1943 stricken 7.1978
Kalmar 14, 1.1965- 14, 1966- F14 330 Eriksberg, Göteborg 11.1942 20.7.1943 2.1944 stricken 7.1978


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

1135
Displacement full, t

1320
Length, m

95.0 pp 98.0 oa
Breadth, m

9.00
Draught, m

3.80
No of shafts

2
Machinery

2 sets de Laval geared steam turbines, 3 3-drum boilers
Power, h. p.

32000
Max speed, kts

39
Fuel, t

oil 170
Endurance, nm(kts)1600(20)
Armament

3 x 1 - 120/44 K/45 M24C, 1 x 2 - 40/56 K/60 M36, 2 x 1 - 40/56 K/60 M36, 4 x 1 - 20/63 K/66 M40, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR, 40 - 46 mines
Electronic equipmentpresumably hydrophone
Complement

155


Standard scale images


<i>Visby</i> 1943
Visby 1943
<i>Visby</i> 1944
Visby 1944
<i>Kalmar </i>1970
Kalmar 1970
<i>Visby </i>1970
Visby 1970


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<i>Hälsingborg</i> 1943 <i>Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.</i>
Hälsingborg 1943 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.


Project history

Last series of so-called "standard" destroyers and the first to which design really appreciable changes have been made, in comparison with  Ehrensköld class. Gun No2, earlier positioned between funnels, has been transferred to aft superstructure. Antiaircraft armament also was notably strengthened, having placed by rather small ships powerful battery consisting of 4 40mm and 4 20mm MGs.

The order for two first units have given out in 1941 according to usual practice to build the ships in pairs. After loss in September 1941 of Klas Uggla and Klas Horn for their replacement have given out the order for building of two more destroyers.

Modernizations

1957-1959, Hälsingborg, Kalmar: - 1 x 2 - 40/60, 2 x 1 - 40/60, 4 x 1 - 20/68, 2 x 3 - 533 TT; + 3 x 1 - 40/70 M48, 1 x 5 - 533 TT, radars, sonar

1966, Visby; 1968, Sundsvall: were rebuilt as frigates: 1200t, 95.0oa x 9.20 x 3.80m; armament consisted of 2 x 1 - 57/60 M50, 1 x 4 - 375 Bofors ASWRL, 2 DCT, 20 mines, flight deck for a helicopter; Saturn, M24 radars, sonar

Naval service

All ships were re-rated as frigates in 1965.

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