Östergötland-class destroyer
Ship class
title: "Östergötland-class destroyer" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["östergötland-class-destroyers", "destroyer-classes", "ships-built-in-gothenburg", "swedish-destroyer-classes", "steam-turbine-powered-ships"] description: "Ship class" topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Östergötland-class_destroyer" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Ship class ::
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| Field | Value |
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| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | ostergotland.jpg |
| image_caption | HSwMS Östergötland |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/class overview |
| name | Östergötland class |
| builders | Götaverken, Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Kockums Mekaniska Verkstads AB |
| operators | |
| class_before | |
| class_after | None |
| in_commission_range | Sweden: 1958–1982 |
| total_ships_completed | 4 |
| total_ships_retired | 4 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| header_caption | |
| type | Destroyer |
| displacement | *2,150 tons standard |
| length | 112 m |
| beam | 11.2 m |
| draft | 3.7 m |
| propulsion | 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 47000 hp |
| speed | 35 kn |
| range | 3000 nmi at 20 kn |
| complement | 244 |
| armament | *4 × 120 mm guns m/44 (2×2) |
| *6 × {{convert | 533 |
| notes | Ships of the class took part in a number of incidents and confrontations involving Soviet incursions into Swedish waters during the late 1970s and early 1980s, most notably the Whiskey on the rocks incident in 1981. |
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|section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = ostergotland.jpg | image_caption = HSwMS Östergötland
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview | name = Östergötland class | builders = Götaverken, Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Kockums Mekaniska Verkstads AB | operators = | class_before = | class_after = None | subclasses = | cost = | built_range = | in_service_range = | in_commission_range = Sweden: 1958–1982 | total_ships_building = | total_ships_planned = | total_ships_completed = 4 | total_ships_canceled = | total_ships_active = | total_ships_laid_up = | total_ships_lost = | total_ships_retired = 4 | total_ships_preserved =
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = | type = Destroyer | displacement = *2,150 tons standard
- 2,600 tons full load | length = 112 m | beam = 11.2 m | draft = 3.7 m | propulsion = 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 47000 hp | speed = 35 kn | range = 3000 nmi at 20 kn | endurance = | boats = | complement = 244 | sensors = | EW = | armament = *4 × 120 mm guns m/44 (2×2)
- 7 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns m/48 (7×1)
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (1×6 ) for Wire-guided Torped 61
- 1 Squid anti-submarine mortar
- 1 quadruple Seacat SAM launcher replaced 3 - 40mm guns in 1960's | armor = | notes = Ships of the class took part in a number of incidents and confrontations involving Soviet incursions into Swedish waters during the late 1970s and early 1980s, most notably the Whiskey on the rocks incident in 1981.
The Östergötland class were a class of destroyers built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1950s. They were smaller and less capable than the preceding and were decommissioned in 1982. The class were the last destroyers built by Sweden in the 20th century. They were sometimes referred to as light destroyers.
Ships
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| ship | Pennant number | builder | commissioned | fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSwMS Östergötland | J20 | Götaverken, Göteborg | 1958 | Decommissioned 1982 |
| HSwMS Södermanland | J21 | Eriksberg, Göteborg | 1958 | Decommissioned 1982 |
| HSwMS Gästrikland | J22 | Götaverken, Göteborg | 1959 | Decommissioned 1982 |
| HSwMS Hälsingland | J23 | Eriksberg, Göteborg | 1959 | Decommissioned 1982 |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Öster_märkt.png" caption="The general layout of an ''Östergötland'' destroyer, prior to the class being modernised between 1963 and 1967"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Robot_07_skott.jpeg" caption="CRBFD]] used a variant of the M4 radar manufactured by [[Hollandse Signaalapparaten]].[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1963/1963%20-%201630.html "SEACAT - The Guided Missile To Defend Small Ships"] ''Flight International'', 5 September 1963, p. 442."] ::
Notes
References
- Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 1995. .
References
- Conway's ''All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995''
- [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1963/1963%20-%201630.html "SEACAT - The Guided Missile To Defend Small Ships"] ''Flight International'', 5 September 1963, p. 442.
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