HSwMS Kalmar (J14)

Kalmar
History
SwedenSweden
NameKalmar
NamesakeKalmar
BuilderEriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad
Launched20 July 1943
Commissioned3 February 1944
Decommissioned1 July 1978
ReclassifiedRated as frigate, 1965
IdentificationPennant number: J14, F14
FateScrapped, 1979
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General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVisby-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,153 t (1,135 long tons) standard
  • 1,320 t (1,300 long tons) full load
Length98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Speed39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph)
Complement155
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelipad (frigate)

HSwMS Kalmar (J14) was the fourth ship of the Visby-class destroyer.[2]

  1. ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
  2. ^ encyclopedia, david bocquelet-Naval. "The Swedish Navy in the Cold War (Svenska Marinen )". www.naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-07.