HSwMS Karlskrona (J8)

HSwMS Karlskrona was a destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy that served during the Second World War and in the Cold War. The fourth member of the Göteborg or city class, which was designed as an improvement on the previous Ehrensköld class, Karlskrona was launched on 16 June 1939. The destroyer served in the Coastal Fleet during the war, protecting Swedish neutrality and escorting convoys. After the war, the ship was upgraded between 1950 and 1951 with enhanced fire control and an armament improved with the introduction of the Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun. Ten years later, in 1961, Karlskrona was designated a fast anti-submarine frigate and the torpedo tubes were replaced by Squid mortars. The vessel was decommissioned on 1 July 1974 and broken up in 1979.

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Karlskrona.

Karlskrona
History
Sweden
NameKarlskrona
NamesakeKarlskrona
BuilderKarlskronavarvet, Karlskrona
Launched16 June 1939
Commissioned12 September 1940
Decommissioned1 July 1974
FateBroken up in 1979
General characteristics
Class and typeGöteborg-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,200 t (1,181 long tons), full load
  • 1,040 t (1,020 long tons), standard displacement
Length310 ft 4 in (94.59 m) o.a.
Beam29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Propulsion3 oil fired boilers, 2 de Laval steam turbines, 32,000 shp (24,000 kW), 2 screws
Speed39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement135
Armament
  • 3 × 120 mm (4.7 in) Bofors M/24C DP guns (3×1)
  • 6 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Bofors M/40 (3×2)
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×3)
  • 2 × Depth charge throwers
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