Ehrensköld-class destroyer

The Ehrensköld class was the first "modern" class of destroyer built by the Swedish Navy after the First World War. It introduced several new features, mainly heavy armament in three 12 cm guns and the new 53 cm torpedo. The class included two vessels, Ehrensköld and Nordenskjöld, which were both launched in 1926 and entered service in 1927. They patrolled the Baltic Sea until 1963, after which they became target vessels. Nordenskjöld was scrapped in 1964 and Ehrensköld in 1974.

Ehrensköld
Class overview
NameEhrensköld class
Operators Swedish Navy
Preceded byWrangel class
Succeeded byKlas class
Built1924–1927
In commission1927–1963
Completed2
Scrapped2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement974 long tons (990 t) (standard)
Length91 m (300 ft) (o/a)
Beam8.88 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power
  • 3 Penhoët boilers
  • 34,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines,
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement120
Armament
  • 3 × single Bofors M24 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • 2 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
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