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Name
  
Halland class

Succeeded by
  
Östergötland class

Preceded by
  
Öland class

Planned
  
6

Halland-class destroyer

Operators
  
Swedish Navy Colombian National Navy

In commission
  
Sweden 1955–1982Colombia 1958–1986

The Halland-class destroyers were two ships built for the Swedish Navy in the 1950s. Four ships were planned, but the second pair were canceled. Two modified ships were exported to the Colombian Navy. These vessels were general purpose surface combatants.

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Design

These were general purpose ships with strong anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare armament. They were re-fitted in the 1960s and re-armed with Saab Robot 08 anti-shipping missiles (a missile derivative of the Nord Aviation CT20 drone). The Colombian ships had a more anti-surface focused armament.

Swedish Navy

  • HSwMS Halland (J18), built by Götaverken, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1955. Decommissioned 1982, scrapped 1985.
  • HSwMS Småland (J19), built by Eriksberg, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1956. Decommissioned 1979, now a museum ship in Gothenburg.
  • HSwMS Lappland, cancelled 1958.
  • HSwMS Värmland, cancelled 1958.

    • Colombian Navy

  • 7 de Agosto (D-06) (ex-Trece de Junio) (D 06), built by Götaverken, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.
  • 20 de Julio (D-05), built by Eriksberg, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.

    • References

    Halland-class destroyer Wikipedia
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