HSwMS Sundsvall (K24)

HSwMS Sundsvall (K24) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the northern Swedish coastal city of Sundsvall. The ship was launched in 1991 and entered naval service in 1993.

HSwMS Sundsvall in 2010.
History
 Sweden
Name: Sundsvall
Namesake: Sundsvall
Laid down: March 1989
Launched: 29 November 1991
Commissioned: 7 June 1993
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General characteristics
Class and type: Göteborg-class corvette
Displacement: 380 tons
Length: 57 m (o/a)
Beam: 7.5 m
Draught: 2.6 m
Speed: 26 knots
Armament:
  • 1 × 57 mm gun
  • 1 × 40 mm gun
  • 40 cm anti-submarine torpedoes
  • Anti-ship missiles[1]
  • Anti-submarine granades
  • Depth charges[1]
  • Mines{[1]
Notes: Alternative armament or combinations of various weapons.[1]

Together with its sister ship HSwMS Gävle, HSwMS Sundsvall took part in the United Nations operation off the coast of Lebanon following the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.[2]


References

  1. Örlogsboken (in Swedish) (2003 ed.). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten, Operativa insatsledningen. 2003. p. 34. SELIBR 9059217.
  2. "Swedish Armed Forces: The Swedish Navy". Forsvarsmakten.se. Retrieved 20 October 2014.


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