HSwMS Klas Horn

History
Sweden
NameKlas Horn
BuilderKockums, Malmö
Launched13 June 1931
Commissioned16 September 1932
Stricken15 August 1958
IdentificationPennant number: 3
FateScrapped, 1967
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeKlas-class destroyer
Displacement1,020 long tons (1,036 t)
Length91 m (298 ft 7 in) (pp)
Beam8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) (deep load)
Installed power
  • 3 Penhoët boilers
  • 26,000 shp (19,388 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement130
Armament

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.