HSwMS Klas Horn
| History | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | |
| Name | Klas Horn |
| Builder | Kockums, Malmö |
| Launched | 13 June 1931 |
| Commissioned | 16 September 1932 |
| Stricken | 15 August 1958 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 3 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1967 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Klas-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) |
| Length | 91 m (298 ft 7 in) (pp) |
| Beam | 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) (deep load) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 130 |
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Klas Horn was one of two Klas-class destroyers built for the Royal Swedish Navy during the 1930s. Completed in 1932, she conducted neutrality patrols during World War II before she was sunk by a explosion in 1941. The ship was repaired and returned to service two years later.
Citations
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