HSwMS Romulus (27) explained

HSwMS Romulus (27) was a destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy, the name ship of her class. She was in service during World War II, and later, in the first decades of the Cold War.

Romulus had been built as Spica, a torpedo boat for Italy's Regia Marina, and the lead ship of her class. She was built in the mid-1930s and sold to Sweden in 1940. The ship served in the Royal Swedish Navy until she was stricken in 1958.

References

• Birchfield . B. . Borgenstam . Carl . Caruana . Joseph . Frampton . Viktor. 1988. Question 3/87. Warship International. XXV. 2. 205–210. 0043-0374. amp.
• Book: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Chesneau . Roger . Mayflower Books. New York. 1980. 0-8317-0303-2 . Sweden . Westerlund . Karl-Eric. 368–377.
• Book: Whitley, M. J.. Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia . 2000. Cassell & Co.. London. 1-85409-521-8. Michael J. Whitley.

External links

• Spica Marina Militare website