HSwMS Remus
HSwMS Remus was a that was purchased from the Royal Italian Navy in 1940 for the Royal Swedish Navy. She served during World War II and the first decades of the Cold War. The ship had been built as Astore during the 1930s.
Design and description
The Romulus-class ships consisted of two purchased from the Royal Italian Navy in March 1940 that had been built in Italy as Spica and Astore. The ships displaced at standard load and at deep load. They measured long overall with a beam of, and a draft of. The Romuluss 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 for an intended maximum speed of. The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at. The ships' crew numbered 99.The main armament of the Romulus class consisted of three [Škoda 10 cm K10|] 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 Breda AA guns in single mounts and a pair of M/31 heavy machine guns. The ships were equipped with four 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.