HSwMS Öland

HSwMS Öland was the lead ship of the two ship Öland-class of destroyers which served with the Royal Swedish Navy. Larger and more stable than previous Swedish destroyers, the vessel was launched on 15 December 1945. Armament was based around two twin mounting for semi-automatic 120 mm (4.7 in) guns, an extensive anti-aircraft defence of seven 40 mm (1.6 in) and eight 25 mm (1.0 in) guns and a quadruple 375 mm (15 in) anti-submarine rocket launcher, as well as torpedoes and mines. The ship was upgraded in 1960, which involved the addition of a Squid anti-submarine mortar amongst other alterations, and reclassified as a frigate in 1974, until ultimately being retired on 1 July 1978 as part of a strategy to remove larger combat vessels from the fleet.

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Öland-class destroyer, frigate, destroyer, Kockums, Swedish Navy,

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1978-07-01T00:00:00Z

1947 — 1978 HSwMS Öland

1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1978-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Cooking onboard HMS Öland

Swedish destroyer HMS Oeland (J16) underway c1947

HMS Öland during Trials

HMS Öland during Sea Trials

Forward tower on HMS Öland

Depth Charge Launchers on HMS Öland

Isnpection on board HMS Öland

HMS Öland in Archipelago

20 mm gun on HMS Öland

Type	Subtype	Description	Source

commons	image	Cooking onboard HMS Öland	Commons
commons	image	Swedish destroyer HMS Oeland (J16) underway c1947	Commons
commons	image	HMS Öland during Trials	Commons
commons	image	HMS Öland during Sea Trials	Commons
commons	image	Forward tower on HMS Öland	Commons
commons	image	Depth Charge Launchers on HMS Öland	Commons
commons	image	Isnpection on board HMS Öland	Commons
commons	image	HMS Öland in Archipelago	Commons
commons	image	20 mm gun on HMS Öland	Commons

HSwMS Öland

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