Östergötland-class destroyer explained

The Östergötland class were a class of destroyers built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1950s. They were smaller and less capable than the preceding and were decommissioned in 1982. The class were the last destroyers built by Sweden in the 20th century. They were sometimes referred to as Light destroyers.

Ships

ship	Pennant number	builder	commissioned	fate
HSwMS Östergötland	J20	Götaverken, Göteborg	1958	Decommissioned 1982
HSwMS Södermanland	J21	Eriksberg, Göteborg	1958	Decommissioned 1982
HSwMS Gästrikland	J22	Götaverken, Göteborg	1959	Decommissioned 1982
HSwMS Hälsingland	J23	Eriksberg, Göteborg	1959	Decommissioned 1982

References

• Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 1995. .