HSwMS Härnösand (K33)
 HSwMS Härnösand on 14 July 2006
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| History | |
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| Name | Härnösand |
| Namesake | Härnösand |
| Ordered | 1996 |
| Builder | Kockums |
| Launched | 16 December 2004 |
| Commissioned | 16 December 2009 |
| Homeport | Karlskrona |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Visby-class corvette |
| Displacement | 660 t (650 long tons) |
| Length | 72.6 m (238 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35+ knots |
| Complement |
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| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition MASS (Multi-Ammunition Softkill) decoy system |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
HSwMS Härnösand (K33) is the third ship of the
Kockums. The Härnösand is designed for mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare.[1]
Design and description
HSwMS Härnösand is the third ship of the
Kockums at the Karlskrona naval base, and was the first of four vessels of the class which are designed for coastal warfare.[3]
The hull of the vessel is made of
carbon fiber reinforced plastic, a stealth technology, in order to make the vessel difficult to detect by other forces. A minimum of external equipment is stored outside of the vessel, with equipment such as liferafts being stored inside the hull.[4] This hull also reduces the weight of the vessel by around half. It was intended to be radar silent until it moves within 30 kilometres (19 mi) of an enemy vessel, resulting in designer John Nillson saying of it, "Naval officers fall in love with [this] ship. It's not classically beautiful. In fact it looks like a lunchbox. But it has better maneuverability and can achieve that level of stealth."[3]
Construction and career
Härnösand was
commissioned
on 16 December 2009.
References
- ^ "Visby Class Corvettes". Naval Technology. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Swedish Navy's HMS Visby test fires first guided missile". Naval-Technology.com. July 2, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Summers, Chris (June 10, 2004). "Stealth ships steam ahead". BBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ ""Ryssland intresserat av vad vi övar"". SvD Nyhetter (in Swedish). October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Härnösand (K33).
- BBC article
- FMV - Official homepage
- Kockums - Official homepage
- Swedish navy page on the Visby trials (in Swedish)
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