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to replace the pole mast. The armament was updated. The central gun was moved aft to a superfiring position, which greatly enhanced the operational capability as the funnels had restricted fire. The anti-aircraft guns were replaced with four single
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and one between the funnels. The guns were of a loose-barrel type, weighed 3 t (3.0 long tons) and fired a 24 kg (53 lb) projectile at 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s).
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role with the pennant number F79. During the 1960s, the
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on 1 January 1961 along with the rest of the class. In 1963, the torpedo tubes were replaced by two
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and escorting convoys. After the war, the ship was upgraded between 1950 and 1951 with enhanced
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was consequently decommissioned on 1 July 1974. The frigate was used as a
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The main armament consisted of three 12 cm (4.7 in) K/45 M24C
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throwers were carried further towards the stern. Approximately forty
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and as an escort for convoys travelling through
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Borgenstam, Curt; Insulander, Per & Kaudern, Gösta (1989).
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on 12 September the following year. The ship was named for the
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Warships: Swedish Steam Ships under the Flag of Three Crowns
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3 oil fired boilers, 2 de Laval steam turbines, 32,000
1049:] (in Swedish). Karlskrona: Marinlitteraturföreningen.
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and an armament improved with the introduction of the
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Destroyer: 80 years of
Destroyers in the Swedish Navy
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could also be carried for minelaying. The ship had a
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1114:] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Militärhistor. Förl.
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363:. The vessel was decommissioned on 1 July 1974 and
1083:von Hofsten, Gustav & Waernberg, Jan (2003).
1003:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995
984:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
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455:was 9 m (29 ft 6 in) and maximum
915:Jagare: med Svenska flottans jagare under 80 ĂĄr
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260:6 Ă— 25 mm (0.98 in) Bofors M/40 (3Ă—2)
900:. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.
883:. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.
510:consisted six 25 mm (0.98 in) M/40
325:on 16 June 1939. The destroyer served in the
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397:with a higher speed achieved by introducing
1078:. Vol. IX, no. 1. pp. 59–77.
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1028:]. Karlskrona: Allmänna Förlaget.
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483:was carried to give a range of 1,200
180:310 ft 4 in (94.59 m)
49:
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948:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1043:Flottans Neutralitetsvakt 1939–1945
518:mounts for 53 cm (21 in)
1283:World War II naval ships of Sweden
199:12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
191:29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
14:
1005:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
986:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
967:. Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books.
1047:Fleet Neutrality Guard 1939–1945
754:von Hofsten & Waernberg 2003
581:, serving on patrols to protect
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896:Blackman, Raymond B.V. (1967).
877:Blackman, Raymond B.V. (1960).
600:Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in)
344:gun. Ten years later, in 1961,
1273:Destroyers of the Swedish Navy
1112:Sweden's Military Preparedness
946:Naval Weapons of World War Two
1:
263:6 Ă— 533 mm (21 in)
1136:. London: Cassell & Co.
1022:Flottans Beredskap 1938–1940
686:Gardiner & Chesneau 1980
614:Squid anti-submarine mortars
963:Chant, Christopher (1984).
862:Gardiner & Chumley 1995
329:during the war, protecting
304:. The fourth member of the
223:(72 km/h; 45 mph)
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1106:Wangel, Carl-Axel (1982).
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211:(24,000 kW), 2 screws
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965:Naval Forces of the World
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1041:Lagvall, Bertil (1991).
1026:Navy Readiness 1938–1940
377:Göteborg-class destroyer
1020:Holmqvist, Ă…ke (1972).
944:Campbell, John (2002).
542:Construction and career
296:that served during the
133:General characteristics
449:between perpendiculars
371:Design and development
348:was designated a fast
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880:Jane's Fighting Ships
425:in 1933, the Swedish
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608:was rerated a fast
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583:Swedish neutrality
573:and allocated the
331:Swedish neutrality
294:Royal Swedish Navy
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1160:-class destroyers
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1098:978-9-19740-154-8
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1012:978-0-85177-605-7
993:978-0-85177-146-5
974:978-0-89009-626-0
955:978-0-87021-459-2
928:978-9-19707-004-1
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335:fire control
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154:Displacement
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106:Commissioned
101:16 June 1939
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778:Wangel 1982
669:Wangel 1982
630:target ship
512:autocannons
508:Air defence
433:, in 1936.
300:and in the
231:1,200
159:1,200
117:1 July 1974
1268:1939 ships
1262:Categories
1207:Norrköping
1193:Karlskrona
838:Chant 1984
640:References
626:Karlskrona
606:Karlskrona
559:Karlskrona
547:Karlskrona
532:complement
500:forecastle
441:Karlskrona
437:Displacing
431:Karlskrona
390:Ehrensköld
346:Karlskrona
319:Karlskrona
313:Ehrensköld
285:Karlskrona
257:guns (3Ă—1)
240:Complement
204:Propulsion
92:Karlskrona
78:Karlskrona
68:Karlskrona
38:Karlskrona
1232:Psilander
1179:Stockholm
1034:462115352
889:946722815
645:Citations
636:in 1979.
634:broken up
551:laid down
520:torpedoes
423:laid down
418:Stockholm
395:destroyer
367:in 1979.
365:broken up
290:destroyer
165:long tons
148:destroyer
126:Broken up
1172:Göteborg
1158:Göteborg
1132:(2000).
906:28197955
563:launched
481:fuel oil
412:Göteborg
384:Göteborg
355:and the
323:launched
307:Göteborg
302:Cold War
274:throwers
248:Armament
143:Göteborg
98:Launched
74:Namesake
1065:7753511
937:7792227
610:frigate
536:ratings
469:funnels
457:draught
443:had an
427:Riksdag
421:, both
403:welding
353:frigate
292:of the
196:Draught
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