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Saturday 9 December 2017

New building and/or modernizing of Swedish destroyers according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1939 no. 10

An item reported that in June 1939 the Swedish destroyer Malinö (1) started executing her trials, the Karlskrona (2) was launched and the Ehrensköld and Nordenskjöld were fitted out with new boilers. Some of the smaller destroyers were to be fitted out with anti aircraft armament for future use as escort vessels. A twin torpedo gun was replaced by 4cm/1.57“ or 5,7cm/2.44” guns.

Notes
1. The Malmö. Of the Göteborg-class consisting of the Göteborg, Stokcholm, Malmö, Karlskrona, Norrköping and Gävle. Laid down by Eriksberg, Göteborg, Sweden in 1937, launched on 22 August 1938, completed in August 1939 and stricken in January 1967.
2. Of the Göteborg-class consisting of the Göteborg, Stokcholm, Malmö, Karlskrona, Norrköping and Gävle. Laid down by Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona, Sweden in 1937, launched on 19 June 1939, completed in September 1940 and stricken in July 1974.
3. Of the Ehrensköld-class consisting of the Ehrensköld and Nordenskjöld-class, preceded by the Wrangel-class. Laid down by Kockums, Malmö, Sweden in 1924, launched on 25 September 1926, completed in September 1927 and stricken in April 1963.
4. Of the Ehrensköld-class consisting of the Ehrensköld and Nordenskjöld-class, preceded by the Wrangel-class. Laid down by Götaverken, Göteborg, Sweden in 1924, launched on 19 June 1926, completed in September 1927 and stricken in April 1963.