HSwMS Romulus (27)
HSwMS Romulus (27) was a destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy, the name ship of her class. She was in service during World War II, and later, in the first decades of the Cold War.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Italy | |
| Name | Spica |
| Builder | BS Napoletani |
| Launched | 11.3.1934 |
| Fate | Sold to Sweden in 1940 |
| Sweden | |
| Name | Romulus |
| Acquired | 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 1958 |
| Fate | Stricken |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 870 long tons (880 t) standard |
| Length | 81.4 m (267 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 19,000 hp (14,200 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 Tosi steam turbines, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
| Complement | 110 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Sonar and hydrophones |
| Armament |
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Romulus had been built as Spica, a torpedo boat for Italy's Regia Marina, and the lead ship of her class. She was built in the mid-1930s and sold to Sweden in 1940. The ship served in the Royal Swedish Navy until she was stricken in 1958.
Notes
References
- Birchfield, B.; Borgenstam, Carl; Caruana, Joseph & Frampton, Viktor (1988). "Question 3/87". Warship International. XXV (2): 205–210. ISSN 0043-0374.
- Westerlund, Karl-Eric (1980). "Sweden". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 368–377. ISBN 0-8317-0303-2.
- Whitley, M. J. (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
External links
- Spica Marina Militare website
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