| HSwMS Härnösand (K33) | |
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 HMS Härnösand at Marinens Dag ("Navy Day") 2008. | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS Härnösand |
| Namesake: | Härnösand |
| Ordered: | 1995 |
| Builder: | Kockums |
| Launched: | 16 December 2004 |
| Commissioned: | N/A |
| Status: | Fitting equipment |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Visby-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 650t |
| Length: | 72.6m |
| Beam: | 10.4m |
| Draft: | 2.5m |
| Propulsion: |
CODAG 2 × KaMeWa Waterjets 4 × Honeywell TF 50 A gas turbines, total rating 16 MW 2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16V 2000 N90 diesel engines, total rating 2.6 MW |
| Speed: | 40+ knots |
| Complement: |
27 officers 16 conscripts |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Ericsson Sea Giraffe ABM 3D surveillance radar Ceros 200 Fire control radar system Condor CS-3701 Tactical Radar Surveillance System Hull-mounted sonar Towed array sonar system Variable depth sonar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition MASS (Multi-Ammunition Softkill) decoy system |
| Armament: |
1 × 57 Mk3 8 × RBS15 Mk2 AShM Mines and depth charges |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter pad |
HMS Härnösand (K33) is the third of the new Visby-class corvettes ordered by the Swedish Government and built by Kockums. She is currently in the Karlskrona Naval Yard being fitted with additional equipment slated to be commissioning into active service 2009.
History[]
She was launched 16 December 2004 and named by crown princess Victoria.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Härnösand (K33). |
- BBC article
- FMV - Official homepage
- Kockums - Official homepage
- Swedish navy page on the Visby trials (Swedish)
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