The Halland-class destroyers were two ships built for the Swedish Navy in the 1950s. Four ships were planned, but the second pair were canceled. Two modified ships were exported to the Colombian Navy. These vessels were general purpose surface combatants.
== Design == These were general purpose ships with strong anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare armament. They were re-fitted in the 1960s and re-armed with Saab Rb 08 anti-ship missiles (a missile derivative of the Nord Aviation CT20 drone). The Colombian ships had a more anti-surface focused armament.
Ships
=== Swedish Navy === HSwMS Halland (J18), built by Götaverken, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1955. Decommissioned 1982, scrapped 1985. HSwMS Småland (J19), built by Eriksberg, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1956. Decommissioned 1979, now a museum ship in Gothenburg. HSwMS Lappland, cancelled 1958. HSwMS Värmland, cancelled 1958.
=== Colombian Navy === 7 de Agosto (D-06) (ex-Trece de Junio) (D 06), built by Götaverken, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped. 20 de Julio (D-05), built by Eriksberg, Gothenburg. Commissioned 1958. Decommissioned 1986, scrapped.
== See also == List of destroyers of the Swedish Navy Equivalent destroyers of the same era
T 47 class Daring class Akizuki class Friesland class Impetuoso class Forrest Sherman class Kotlin class Hamburg class
References
== Bibliography == Scheina, Robert L. & Smigielski, Adam (1995). "Columbia". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1995 (revised ed.). Naval Institute Press. pp. 68–70. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. Westerlund, Karl-Eric & Chumbley, Stephen (1995). "Columbia". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1995 (revised ed.). Naval Institute Press. pp. 443–453. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
== External links == "Destroyer Smaland, Maritiman". Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2015.