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) (standard)
Length92.4 m (303 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
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 an explosion in 1941. The ship was repaired and returned to service two years later.