Английская Википедия:HSwMS Mode (29)
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HSwMS Mode was a coastal destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy, built by Götaverken and launched on 11 April 1942 as the lead of the four ship Шаблон:Sclass. Developed from an Italian design, the ship was capable of a wide range of roles, with depth charges to defeat submarines, torpedo tubes to attack ships and anti-aircraft guns for aerial defence, as well as mine laying capability. After serving during World War II, the ship was updated with greater anti-submarine capability and reclassified a frigate in 1953. Decommissioned on 1 July 1970, Mode subsequently operated in a training role until being scrapped in 1978.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Mode was the first ordered of a class of four Swedish destroyers based on the Шаблон:Sclass designed in Italy. Small and ideal for coastal operation, the design was a cheaper alternative to traditional designs to meet the requirements of the rapidly expanding Swedish Navy.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was named after the son of Thor.Шаблон:Sfn
Displacememt was Шаблон:Convert standard and Шаблон:Convert full load. Overall length was Шаблон:Convert, beam Шаблон:Convert and draught Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn A crew of 100 officers and ratings was carried.Шаблон:Sfn
Machinery consisted of two Penhoët A oil-fired boilers, which supplied steam to two de Laval geared steam turbines, each driving its own propeller. The turbines were rated at Шаблон:Convert to give a design speed of Шаблон:Convert. Шаблон:Convert of fuel was carried to give a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
The main armament consisted of three Шаблон:Convert K/50 M42 guns produced by Bofors.Шаблон:Sfn These were placed in separate mounts, one on the fore deck, one on the aft deck and one on the aft superstructure.Шаблон:Sfn Air defence consisted two Шаблон:Convert K/60 M36 and two Шаблон:Convert K/66 M40 individually mounted anti-aircraft autocannons, also provided by Bofors.Шаблон:Sfn Three torpedo tubes for Шаблон:Convert torpedoes were triple mounted aft of the superstructure and two depth charge throwers were mounted further towards the stern. 42 mines could also be carried for minelaying.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and service
Mode was laid down by Götaverken in Gothenburg in September 1941.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was launched on 11 April 1942, delivered to the Navy on 8 October the same year and commissioned on 12 November, serving with the Coastal Fleet through World War II.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was allocated the pennant number 29.Шаблон:Cn In 1947 Mode accompanied Шаблон:HSwMS and Шаблон:HSwMS on a trip to France and Britain. The fleet visited Le Havre, Lyme Bay, Torquay, Glasgow and Oban.[1]
Modernisation
Mode was modernised in 1953 and re-rated as a frigate. One of the Шаблон:Convert main guns was removed, along with the triple Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes. Instead a single Squid depth charge launcher was fitted to improve anti-submarine capabilities and the Шаблон:Convert guns were upgraded to provide greater anti-aircraft protection.Шаблон:Sfn After the conversion, Mode retained minelaying capability.Шаблон:Sfn The upgraded ship was allocated the pennant number 73.
Disposal
Mode was decommissioned on 1 July 1970 and was used as training vessel until being scrapped at Ystad in 1978.Шаблон:Sfn
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