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Klas-class destroyer

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HSwMS Klas Uggla
Class overview
NameKlas class
Operators Swedish Navy
Preceded byTemplate:Sclass-
Succeeded byTemplate:Sclass-
Built1930-1932
In commission1932-1958
Planned2
Completed2
Lost1
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer/ frigate
Displacement1,020 tons
Length92.42 m (303.2 ft)
Beam8.92 m (29.3 ft)
Draught2.56 m (8.4 ft)
Speed36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi)
Complement119
Armament
  • 3 × 120 mm (5 in) guns
  • 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) canons
  • 6 × 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 40-46 depth charges and mines

The Klas class was a destroyer class in service with the Swedish Navy 1932–1958. Two ships in the class was constructed between 1930 and 1932, HSwMS Klas Uggla and HSwMS Klas Horn.

The ships were involved in the Hårsfjärden disaster in 1941, in which both ships were damaged. Klas Uggla was raised but decommissioned, Klas Horn was repaired and continued to serve in the navy until 1958.

HSwMS Klas Horn