Halland-class destroyer

	HMS Halland
Class overview
Name	Halland class
Operators	Swedish Navy; Colombian National Navy;
Preceded by	Öland class
Succeeded by	Östergötland class
In commission	Sweden: 1955–1982; Colombia: 1958–1986;
Planned	6
Completed	4
Cancelled	2
Preserved	1
General characteristics (Sweden)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,670 t (2,630 long tons) standard; 3,344 t (3,291 long tons) full load;
Length	121.6 m (398 ft 11 in)
Beam	12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
Draft	4.24 m (13 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 58,000 hp (43,000 kW)
Speed	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph); 445 nmi (824 km; 512 mi) at 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph);
Complement	272 (peacetime)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar Scanter 009; Thomson-CSF Saturn; HSA M22;
Armament	4 × Bofors 120 mm (4.7 in) guns m/50 (2 × 2); 2 × Bofors 57 mm (2.2 in) guns m/50 (1 × 2); 6 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns m/48 (6 × 1); 8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (1 × 5 and 1 × 3) for wire-guided Torped 61; 1 or 2 launch rails for Saab Robot 08 anti-ship missiles; 8 × Bofors 375 mm (14.8 in) anti-submarine rockets (2 × 4);
General characteristics (Colombia)
Displacement	2,650 tons standard; 3,300 tons full load;
Length	121 m (397 ft 0 in)
Beam	12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draft	4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 55,000 hp (41,000 kW)
Speed	32 kn (59 km/h)
Range	3,000 nmi (6,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h); 445 nmi (824 km) at 35 knots (65 km/h);
Complement	248
Armament	6 × Bofors 120 mm guns (3 × 2); 4 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (4 × 1); 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (1 × 4); 4 × Bofors 375 mm (14.8 in) anti-submarine rockets (1 × 4);

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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