HSwMS Göteborg (K21)
HSwMS Göteborg
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History | |
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Sweden | |
Name | Göteborg |
Namesake | Göteborg |
Builder | Karlskrona |
Laid down | 10 February 1986 |
Launched | 13 April 1989 |
Commissioned | 15 February 1990 |
Identification | Pennant number: K21 |
Status | Decommissioned |
Badge | |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Göteborg-class corvette |
Displacement | 380 tons |
Length | 57 m (187 ft 0 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
Armament | |
Notes | Alternative armament or combinations of various weapons.[1] |
HSwMS Göteborg (K21) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the Swedish city of Göteborg.[2]
Development and design
The Göteborg class is a class of
RBS-15 anti-ship missiles, torpedoes
, one 57 mm cannon and one 40 mm cannon.
HSwMS Sundsvall and HSwMS Gävle will receive modification in 2019–2020. After the modification the corvettes will be named Gävle class.[3]
Construction and career
The ship was launched on 13 April 1989 at Karlskrona and entered naval service on 15 February 1990.
References
- ^ SELIBR 9059217.
- ^ "Swedish Navy Handbook (in Swedish)". Scribd. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Miljardorder till varvet i Karlskrona". Sydöstran (in Swedish). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.