Malmö 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Göteborg | J5 | Götaverken, Göteborg | 1934 | 14/10/1935 | 10/1936 | stricken 8/1958 |
| Stockholm | J6 | Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona | 1934 | 24/3/1936 | 11/1937 | stricken 1/1964 |
| Malmö | J7 | Eriksberg, Göteborg | 1937 | 22/8/1938 | 8/1939 | stricken 1/1967 |
| Karlskrona | J8 | Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona | 1937 | 19/6/1939 | 9/1940 | stricken 7/1974 |
| Gävle | J9 | Götaverken, Göteborg | 1939 | 25/8/1940 | 6/1941 | stricken 12/1968 |
| Norrköping | J10 | Eriksberg, Göteborg | 1939 | 5/8/1940 | 4/1941 | stricken 2/1965 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1024 |
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Displacement full, t |
1184 |
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Length, m |
93.0 pp 94.6 oa |
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Breadth, m |
9.00 |
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Draught, m |
3.80 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
de Laval geared steam turbines, 3 Penhoët boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
32000 |
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Max speed, kn |
39 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 150 |
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Armament |
Göteborg, Stockholm: 3 x 1 - 120/45 M24C, 2 x 2 - 25/58 M32, 2 x 1 - 8/76, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR, 20 mines others: 3 x 1 - 120/45 M24C, 3 x 2 - 25/58 M32, 2 x 1 - 8/76, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR, 20 mines |
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Complement |
155 |
Ship project history: Development of Klas Horn class, orders for building are 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 has gained larger size and new director was installed on it.
All ships of class have 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 x 2 - 25/58, 2 x 1 - 8/76; + 2 x 2 - 40/70 M48A, mine stowage increased to 46.
1960, Malmö; 1962, Gävle; 1963, Karlskrona: - 2 x 3 - 533 TT; + 2 x 3 - 305 Squid DCT, mine stowage increased to 130
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.
© Ivan Gogin, 2010