Romulus-class destroyer

{{Short description|Naval ship class}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Romulus''-class destroyer}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=HMS Romulus.jpg |image_caption=''Romulus'' }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview |name=''Romulus'' class |builders= |operators={{navy|Sweden}} |class_before= |class_after={{sclass|Mode|destroyer|4}} |cost= |built_range=1934 |in_service_range=1940–1958 |in_commission_range= |total_ships_completed=2 |total_ships_scrapped=2 }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Destroyer |displacement=*{{convert|630|LT|t|lk=in}} (standard) |length= {{convert|81.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |beam= {{convert|8.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |draft= {{convert|2.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |power=*2 Yarrow boilers *{{cvt|19000|shp|kW|lk=on}} |propulsion=2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |speed= {{convert|34|kn|lk=in}} |range= {{cvt|1700|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|16|kn}} |complement=99 |sensors=Sonar and hydrophones |EW= |armament=*3 × single {{convert|100|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} 100/47 DP guns *3 × single {{cvt|20|mm|in|1}} AA guns *2 × twin {{convert|457|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} torpedo tubes (2 × twin mounts) *2 × depth charge throwers *28 × mines |notes= }} }} The '''''Romulus'' class''' was a class of two destroyers operated by the Royal Swedish Navy during the Second World War and into the first decades of the Cold War.

==Design and description== The ''Romulus''-class ships consisted of two {{sclass|Spica|torpedo boat|||Italy}} purchased from the Royal Italian Navy in March 1940 that had been built in Italy as ''Spica'' and ''Astore''.<ref name=b0>Westerlund, p. 372</ref> The ships displaced {{convert|630|LT|t|lk=on}} at standard load and {{convert|900|t|LT}} at deep load. They measured {{convert|81.4|m|ftin|sp=us}} long overall with a beam of {{convert|8.2|m|ftin|sp=us}}, and a draft of {{convert|2.3|m|ftin|sp=us}}. The ''Romulus''{{'}}s were propelled by two Tosi geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from a pair of Yarrow boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of {{convert|19000|shp|lk=on}} for an intended maximum speed of {{convert|34|kn||lk=in}}. The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of {{convert|1700|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|16|kn}}. The ships' crew numbered 99.<ref name=w1>Hofsten, Waernberg & Ohlsson, p. 157</ref>

The main armament of the ''Romulus'' class consisted of three {{convert|100|mm|in|sp=us|adj=on|1}} dual-purpose guns in single mounts. One gun was located at the forecastle and the others were in superfiring mounts at the stern. After modifications by the Royal Swedish Navy, their anti-aircraft defense was provided by three {{convert|20|mm|adj=on|sp=us|1}} Breda AA guns in single mounts and a pair of {{convert|13.2|mm|in|sp=us|adj=on|1}} M/31 heavy machine guns. The ships were equipped with four {{convert|533|mm|sp=us|adj=on|0}} torpedo tubes in two rotating, twin-tube mounts located between the rear funnel and the stern gun. Two depth charge throwers were fitted and the ships could carry 28 mines.<ref name=w1/>

==Ships== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- !Name !Pennant numbers !Builder !Launched<ref name=h1>Whitley, p. 251</ref> !Acquired<ref name=h1/> !Decommissioned<ref name=h1/> !Fate<ref name=h1/> |- | {{ship|HSwMS|Romulus|27|2}} |align="center"| 27 |align="center"| BSN, Naples |align="center"| 30 May 1935 |align="center"| 1940 from Italy |align="center"| 1958 |align="center"| Scrapped, 1961 |- | {{ship|HSwMS|Remus|28|2}} |align="center"| 28 |align="center"| BSN, Naples |align="center"| 30 May 1935 |align="center"| 1940 from Italy |align="center"| 1958 |align="center"| Scrapped, 1961 |}

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==References== *{{cite book |last1=Borgenstam |first1=Curt |last2=Insulander |first2=Per |last3=Kaudern |first3=Gösta |title=Jagare: med Svenska flottans jagare under 80 år |year=1989 |publisher=Marinlitteratur |language=sv |isbn=91-970700-4-1 |id={{LIBRIS|7792227}}|trans-title=Destroyers: Swedish Navy Destroyers under 80 Years|name-list-style=amp }} *{{cite book |last=von Hofsten |first=Gustaf |author-link1=Gustaf von Hofsten |last2=Waernberg |first2=Jan |last3=Ohlsson |first3=Curt S. |title=Örlogsfartyg: svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg |trans-title=Ships of War: Swedish Machine-powered Ships under the Triple-tailed Flag |series=Forum navales skriftserie, 1650-1837|volume=6 |year=2003 |publisher=Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibl. i samarbete med Marinlitteratur |language=sv |isbn=91-974384-3-X |id={{LIBRIS|8873330}} |name-list-style=amp}} *{{cite book | last=Westerlund | first=Karl-Erik | chapter=Sweden | pages=355–363 | editor1-last=Gray | editor1-first=Randal | title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 | publisher=Conway Maritime Press| year=1985 | isbn=978-0-85177-245-5}} *{{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia |year=2000| publisher=Cassell & Co.|isbn=1-85409-521-8|author-link=Michael J. Whitley}}

{{Romulus-class destroyer}} {{WWII Swedish ships}}

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