HSwMS Kalmar (K23)
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| History | |
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 Sweden | |
| Name | Kalmar |
| Namesake | Kalmar |
| Builder | Karlskrona |
| Laid down | 21 September 1988 |
| Launched | 1 November 1990 |
| Commissioned | 1 September 1991 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K23 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| 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 Kalmar (K23) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the Swedish city of Kalmar.[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 1 November 1990 at Karlskrona and entered naval service on 1 September 1991.
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.
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