HSwMS Kalmar (J14)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Sweden | |
| Name | Kalmar |
| Namesake | Kalmar |
| Builder | Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad |
| Launched | 20 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1978 |
| Reclassified | Rated as frigate, 1965 |
| Identification | Pennant number: J14, F14 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1979 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | Visby-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 98 m (321 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph) |
| Complement | 155 |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad (frigate) |
HSwMS Kalmar (J14) was the fourth ship of the Visby-class destroyer.[2]
Visby-class destroyers are 97.5 meters long and 9.2 meters wide. The hull was built of steel while the superstructures were built of light metal. The main superstructure was just about the midships and housed, among other things, crew kitchens, wheelhouse and maneuvering cabin as well as command bridge. The machinery consisted of three Penhoët A oil-fired steam boilers, which generated steam for two 36,000-horsepower Laval steam turbines, which in turn powered two propellers. This machinery gave the vessels a maximum speed of 39 knots.[3] The main guns consisted of three Bofors 12 cm M/24 naval guns, one at bow and the rest in superfiring at stern.[3] The air defense consisted of eight Bofors 40 mm m/36 anti-aircraft guns, consisted of two single guns on each side of midship and two twin guns on a platform at the aft. In addition, there were four Bofors 20 mm m/40 anti-aircraft guns, two 8 mm lvksp m/36 machine guns, torpedo tubes, and more than 40 mines and 16 depth charges could be carried.[4]
