Wrangel-class destroyer

	HSwMS Wachtmeister
Class overview
Operators	Swedish Navy
Preceded by	Hugin class
Succeeded by	Ehrensköld class
In commission	1916–1947
Planned	4
Completed	2
Cancelled	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	415 t (408 long tons) standard; 498 t (490 long tons) full load;
Length	69.6 m (228 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Installed power	13,000 ihp (9,700 kW)
Propulsion	Geared steam turbine, 2 screws
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement	81
Armament	4 × 75 mm (3 in)/53 cal. M12 (4×1); 1 × 25 mm (1 in) gun; 6 × 457 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes (2×2, 2×1);

The Wrangel class was a class of four destroyers of which two were cancelled built for the Royal Swedish Navy in Sweden during World War I. The two ships constructed were HSwMS Wrangel and HSwMS Wachtmeister. The two ships were in service until shortly after the end of World War II. Wrangel was disposed of as a target ship for testing and Wachtmeister was broken up for scrap.

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