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Västergötland-class Submarine
The ''Västergötland'' class of diesel-electric submarines entered service in 1987 in the Swedish Navy allowing the last Draken_II-class_submarine, Draken II class of subs to be retired. History The original four ships of the class (''Västergötland'', ''Hälsingland'', ''Södermanland'', and ''Östergötland'') were built between 1983 and 1988 by Kockums AB. The latter two have undergone comprehensive refits, including the insertion of a new hull section with an air-independent propulsion system equipped with Stirling engines. They have been recommissioned in 2003–2004 as the new . ''Västergötland'' and ''Hälsingland'' were put in reserve until November 2005, when they were sold to the Republic of Singapore Navy as the . They were refitted to ''Södermanland'' class standards and received additional climatisation for use in tropical waters, and relaunched in 2009–2010. ''Östergötland'' was decommissioned in 2021, leaving ''Södermanland'' as the last remaining ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kockums
Saab Kockums AB is a shipyard headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, owned by the Swedish defence company Saab Group. Saab Kockums AB is further operational in Muskö, Docksta, and Karlskrona. While having a history of civil vessel construction, Kockums' most renowned activity is the fabrication of military corvettes and submarines. Kockums worked with Northrop Grumman and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) to offer a ''Visby''-class corvette derivative in the American Focused Mission Vessel Study, a precursor to the Littoral Combat Ship program. It competed with several other concepts, including Norway's Skjold class (part of a Raytheon led group). History Kockums during the 19th century During the 1820:s the Kockums family established themselves as businesspeople in Malmö. Frans Henrik Kockum built a large fortune through an investment in tobacco production. Thanks to this he was able to purchase a large part of land 1838 south of Malmö, and between 1840 and 1841 he erect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSwMS Västergötland (Vgd)
HSwMS ''Västergötland'' (Vgd) was the lead ship of the s, named after Västergötland, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on .... The submarine was Ceremonial ship launching, launched on 19 July 1986 and entered service with the Swedish Navy on 20 October 1988. ''Västergötland'' served with the Swedish Navy until 1997 when the submarine was Ship decommissioning, decommissioned. In 2005 ''Västergötland'' and sister boat were sold to Singapore, where ''Västergötland'' was renamed RSS ''Swordsman'' and entered service on 30 April 2013. Development The submarine design combined the best properties from the preceding and es. Submarines of the ''Västergötland'' class had greater submarine hunting capacity than previous classes, partly due to the fact that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Active Swedish Navy Ships
This is a list of active ships of the Royal Swedish Navy. Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Royal Fleet (''Kungliga flottan'') – as well as marine units, the Swedish Amphibious Corps, Amphibious Corps. In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for ''Hans/Hennes Majestäts Skepp'' (His/Her Majesty's Ship). In English, this is often changed to "HSwMS" ("His/Her Swedish Majesty's Ship") to differentiate Swedish vessels from those of the British Royal Navy. Swedish Coast Guard The Swedish Coast Guard is not officially a part of the navy, but operates under the Ministry of Defence (Sweden), Ministry of Defence and its activities are coordinated with the Swedish Armed Forces. Out of 20 bases from Luleå to Strömstad, the Coast Guard operate along the entire coastline of Sweden, with the mission to rescue, assist and monitor. The total number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
