“Mode” type escort destroyers are a type of escort destroyers that were in service with the Royal Swedish Navy during World War II and the post-war period. The project was developed on the basis of Spika-type destroyers purchased in Italy in March 1940. Although classified as torpedo boats, in reality they performed the functions of escort destroyers and submarine hunters. Changes boiled down mainly to the replacement of Italian equipment and weapons by Swedish, as well as to a slight increase in the width of the hull to improve seaworthiness. Four ships of this type were built.
| Escort destroyers of the "Fashion" type | |
|---|---|
| Mode-class | |
 HMS Munin in 1944 | |
| Project | |
| A country |
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| Built | four |
| Scrapped | four |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 750 t (standard) 960 t (full) |
| Length | 78 m [1] |
| Width | 8.1 m |
| Draft | 2.3 m |
| Engines | 2 steam engines |
| Power | 16 000 liters with. |
| Speed | 31 knots |
| Sailing range | 1,200 miles on the move 20 knots |
| Crew | 100 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 3 × 105 mm ship guns |
| Flak | 2 × 40 mm beauforts 2 × 20 mm beaufors |
| Anti-submarine weapons | two bomb spreaders |
| Mine torpedo armament | 1 × 3,533 mm TA, 42 mines |
Content
Design
The ships in the class were 78 meters long and 8.1 meters wide and had a draft of 2.3 meters. The standard displacement was 750 tons and the total displacement was 960 tons. The hull was designed with a forecastle that extended over more than a third of the length of the ship. On the aft deck there was a small superstructure and the base of the suspension bridge, it stood on the backdäckets of a turned part. The bridge was wider than superstructures, and gave the ships a peculiar appearance when viewed from the side of the stem. The mechanisms consisted of two oil-fired boilers of the Penhoët (A) brand, which supplied steam to two de Laval steam turbines that rotated the screws. The equipment produced 16,000 horsepower, which made it possible to show a maximum speed of 31 knots (57 km / h).
Armament
The main caliber consisted of three 10.5 cm universal cannons manufactured by Bofors. They were housed in solitary installations, one in the bow, one in the stern and one in the aft superstructure. Air defense consisted of two 40 mm and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, also manufactured by Bofors. A three-pipe 53 cm (21 inch) propelled apparatus was installed between the pipe and the aft superstructure, and two bomb spreaders were installed aft. Destroyers could take 42 mines for mine productions.
Ship List
- Escort destroyer (Eskortjagare) "Mode" board. No. 29 was laid down at the Götaverken AB shipyard in Gothenburg in September 1941, launched on April 11, 1942, entered on November 12, 1942, and, since 1955, the frigate (Fregatt) was expelled on July 1, 1970, and in 1978 it was sold for metal cutting in Ystad.
- Escort destroyer (Eskortjagare) "Magne" board. No. 30 was laid down at the Götaverken AB shipyard in Gothenburg in September 1941, launched on April 25, 1942, entered on November 26, 1942, from 1955 a frigate (Fregatt), expelled on November 1, 1966, and sold in 1973 for cutting into metal at Ystad.
- Escort destroyer (Eskortjagare) "Munin" board. No. 31 was laid by Öresundsvarvet in Landskron in September 1941, launched on May 27, 1942, entered on January 3, 1942, with, from 1955, a frigate (Fregatt), expelled on December 6, 1968 and sold in 1969 for cutting to metal in Gothenburg.
- Escort destroyer (Eskortjagare) "Mjölner" board. No. 32 was laid by the Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad in Gothenburg in September 1941, launched on April 9, 1942, entered on November 12, 1942, and the frigate (Fregatt) since 1955, expelled on April 1, 1966, and sold in 1969 for metal cutting in Gothenburg.
Upgrade
By the mid-1950s, the four destroyers no longer met the requirements for ships of this class - and they were rebuilt. And this happened from 1954 to 1955, after which they were classified as frigates. One of the 10.5 cm guns and 40 mm machine guns were replaced with new “bofors” . A three-pipe 533 mm TA was dismantled. Instead, they installed a jet bomb.
Notes
- ↑ Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. - Conway Maritime Press, 1980. - P. 152. - ISBN 0-85177-146-7 .
Literature
- Whitley, MH Destroyers of World War 2. - Cassell Publishing, 1988 .-- ISBN 1-85409-521-8 .