# Romulus-class destroyer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Romulus-class_destroyer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Romulus-class_destroyer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus-class_destroyer > Source revision: 1331140169 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Destroyer) |displacement=*{{convert|630|LT|t|lk=in}} ([standard](/source/Displacement_(ship))) |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 boiler](/source/Yarrow_boiler)s *{{cvt|19000|shp|kW|lk=on}} |propulsion=2 shafts; 2 geared [steam turbine](/source/steam_turbine)s |speed= {{convert|34|kn|lk=in}} |range= {{cvt|1700|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|16|kn}} |complement=99 |sensors=[Sonar](/source/Sonar) and [hydrophones](/source/hydrophones) |EW= |armament=*3 × single [{{convert|100|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} 100/47](/source/%C5%A0koda_10_cm_K10) [DP gun](/source/DP_gun)s *3 × single [{{cvt|20|mm|in|1}}](/source/Breda_Model_35) [AA gun](/source/AA_gun)s *2 × twin {{convert|457|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} [torpedo tube](/source/torpedo_tube)s (2 × twin mounts) *2 × [depth charge thrower](/source/depth_charge_thrower)s *28 × [mine](/source/Naval_mine)s |notes= }} }} The '''''Romulus'' class''' was a [class](/source/ship_class) of two [destroyer](/source/destroyer)s operated by the [Royal Swedish Navy](/source/Royal_Swedish_Navy) during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) and into the first decades of the [Cold War](/source/Cold_War). ==Design and description== The ''Romulus''-class ships consisted of two {{sclass|Spica|torpedo boat|||Italy}} purchased from the [Royal Italian Navy](/source/Royal_Italian_Navy) in March 1940 that had been built in Italy as ''Spica'' and ''Astore''.Westerlund, p. 372 The ships displaced {{convert|630|LT|t|lk=on}} at [standard load](/source/Displacement_(ship)) and {{convert|900|t|LT}} at [deep load](/source/deep_load). They measured {{convert|81.4|m|ftin|sp=us}} [long overall](/source/Length_overall) with a [beam](/source/Beam_(nautical)) of {{convert|8.2|m|ftin|sp=us}}, and a [draft](/source/Draft_(hull)) of {{convert|2.3|m|ftin|sp=us}}. The ''Romulus''{{'}}s were propelled by two [Tosi](/source/Franco_Tosi_Meccanica) geared [steam turbines](/source/steam_turbines), each driving one [propeller shaft](/source/propeller_shaft) using steam from a pair of [Yarrow boiler](/source/Yarrow_boiler)s. 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](/source/fuel_oil) to give them a range of {{convert|1700|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|16|kn}}. The ships' crew numbered 99.Hofsten, Waernberg & Ohlsson, p. 157 The main armament of the ''Romulus'' class consisted of three [{{convert|100|mm|in|sp=us|adj=on|1}}](/source/%C5%A0koda_10_cm_K10) [dual-purpose gun](/source/dual-purpose_gun)s in single mounts. One gun was located at the [forecastle](/source/forecastle) and the others were in [superfiring](/source/superfiring) mounts at the [stern](/source/stern). After modifications by the Royal Swedish Navy, their [anti-aircraft defense](/source/Anti-aircraft_warfare) was provided by three [{{convert|20|mm|adj=on|sp=us|1}} Breda](/source/Breda_Model_35) [AA gun](/source/AA_gun)s in single mounts and a pair of {{convert|13.2|mm|in|sp=us|adj=on|1}} M/31 [heavy machine gun](/source/heavy_machine_gun)s. The ships were equipped with four {{convert|533|mm|sp=us|adj=on|0}} [torpedo tube](/source/torpedo_tube)s in two rotating, twin-tube mounts located between the rear [funnel](/source/funnel_(ship)) and the stern gun. Two [depth charge](/source/depth_charge) throwers were fitted and the ships could carry 28 [mines](/source/naval_mine). ==Ships== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- !Name ![Pennant number](/source/Pennant_number)s !Builder !LaunchedWhitley, p. 251 !Acquired !Decommissioned !Fate |- | {{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 |} ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==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}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Romulus-class destroyer)}} Category:Destroyer classes Category:Destroyers of the Swedish Navy Category:Romulus-class destroyers Category:World War II destroyers Category:Swedish destroyer classes --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Romulus-class destroyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus-class_destroyer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus-class_destroyer?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.