Storebro SB90E

HDMS Absalon

The Storebro SB90E is a small craft developed by Swedish yacht designer

Combat Boat 90) - shortened to Strb 90 E. It was later rebranded as the Storebro SRC90E^{[nb 1]} for international military export and it is now exclusively sold as SB90E for the civilian market. Their classification

is YH, for ambulance boat.

History

The SB90E was originally intended to be used as a medical evacuation vessel and simple insertion craft for the Swedish Amphibious Corps, with 60 ordered and 54 delivered; today only 5 remain in Swedish military service,^[2] with the rest being scrapped, sold off or in the case of 7 vessels, donated to the civilian Swedish Sea Rescue Society (Svenska Sjöräddningssällskapet).^[3]^[4]

One (formerly an ambulance boat from Oslo, Norway) is also in the private hands of British Entrepreneur Richard Noble for use as a pleasure craft.

In most cases the duties intended for the Strb 90 E have been taken over by the Strb 90 H.

Operators

Sweden^[1]
Norway^[1]
Lithuania^[1]
China^[1]

The Royal Danish Navy operates the SB90E in two variants:^[5]
- 4 x LCP-vessels used aboard the
  Absalon class command ship
  , modified with a weapons-station
- 2 x SAR-vessels used aboard the
  Knud Rasmussen class patrol vessel, modified with ice-reinforcement
  and upgraded engines