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VISBY corvettes (2006-2008)
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Helsingborg 2006 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visby | K31 | 454 | Karlskronavarvet | 17.12.1996 | 8.6.2000 | 12.6.2006 | in service (2019) |
| Helsingborg | K32 | 455 | Karlskronavarvet | 6.1997 | 27.6.2003 | 24.4.2006 | in service (2019) |
| Härnösand | K33 | 456 | Karlskronavarvet | 12.1997 | 16.12.2004 | 12.6.2006 | in service (2019) |
| Nyköping | K34 | Karlskronavarvet | 6.1998 | 18.8.2005 | 27.9.2006 | in service (2019) | |
| Karlstad | K35 | Karlskronavarvet | 12.1999 | 24.8.2006 | 2008 | in service (2019) | |
| Uddevalla | K36 | Karlskronavarvet | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 2001 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 420 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 650 |
| Length, m | 61.5 pp 72.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.4 |
| Draught, m | 2.40 |
| No of shafts | 2 waterjets |
| Machinery | CODOG: 4 Vericor PS TF50A gas turbines / 2 MTU 16V2000 N90 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 21760 / 3550 |
| Max speed, kts | 35 |
| Fuel, t | gas turbine / diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 4 RBS-15 Mk 3 SSM (8 RBS-15 Mk 3), 1 x 1 - 57/70 SAK-57 Mk 3, 4 - 400 TT (4 Tp 45), helicopter deck, mines |
| Electronic equipment | Sea Giraffe AMB 3D, Celsius Pilot Mk 2 or Terma Scanter 2001, CEROS 200 radars, Hydra sonar suite (CHMS-90, CVDS-26 sonars), CS-3701 ECM suite, 2x MASS decoy RL, CETRIS 9LV Mk 3E CCS |
| Complement | 43 |
Standard scale images
Visby 2010
Graphics
Helsingborg 2006 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Project history
YS 2000 (YS means Ytstridfartyg, surface combat ship). Funds were requested in 1993 but ships were ordered in pairs in October 1995, December 1996 and August 1999 (together with cancelled K36 Uddevalla). Originally it was planned to build 20 ships, reduced to 14 in 1996 and then 5. GRP hull and superstructure, carbon-reinforced. Ships can be fitted with Double Eagle Mk 3 anti-mine ROVs and SeaBat 7123 or Seefuchs mine countermeasures sonar. Plans to install ALECTO/KAS 2000 ASWRL were cancelled but they can be installed later.
Modernizations
2012-2014, all: + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 x 1 - 7.6/90
Naval service
Visby, delivered to the navy 10.6.2002, became operational only in December 2009, Helsingborg and Härnösand in January 2010, Nyköping and Karlstad in September 2015.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
