HSwMS Nyköping (K34)
_in_Gda%C5%84sk_(Poland).JPG) HSwMS Nyköping in Gdańsk on 5 June 2013
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| History | |
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| Name | Nyköping |
| Namesake | Nyköping |
| Ordered | 1996 |
| Builder | Kockums |
| Launched | 18 August 2005 |
| Commissioned | 16 September 2015 |
| Homeport | Karlskrona |
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| Status | Active |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Visby-class corvette |
| Displacement | 660 t (650 long tons) |
| Length | 72.6 m (238 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35+ knots |
| Complement |
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| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition MASS (Multi-Ammunition Softkill) decoy system |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
HSwMS Nyköping (K34) is the fourth ship commissioned of theVisby-class corvette, currently active in the Swedish Navy.[1]
Design and description
[edit]HSwMS Nyköping is the fourth ship of the Visby-class corvettes.[2] It was built by Kockums at the Karlskrona naval base, and was the first of four vessels of the class which are designed for coastal warfare.[3]
The hull of the vessel is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, a stealth technology, in order to make the vessel difficult to detect by other forces. A minimum of external equipment is stored outside of the vessel, with equipment such as liferafts being stored inside the hull.[4] This hull also reduces the weight of the vessel by around half. It was intended to be radar silent until it moves within 30 kilometres (19 mi) of an enemy vessel, resulting in designer John Nillson saying of it, "Naval officers fall in love with [this] ship. It's not classically beautiful. In fact it looks like a lunchbox. But it has better maneuverability and can achieve that level of stealth."[3]
Construction and career
[edit]Nyköping was built at Kockums in Gothenburg and was launched on 18 August 2005 and commissioned on 16 September 2015.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ encyclopedia, david bocquelet-Naval. "The Swedish Navy in the Cold War (Svenska Marinen )". www.naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Swedish Navy's HMS Visby test fires first guided missile". Naval-Technology.com. July 2, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Summers, Chris (June 10, 2004). "Stealth ships steam ahead". BBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ ""Ryssland intresserat av vad vi övar"". SvD Nyhetter (in Swedish). October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ Trevithick, Joseph. "Photo Emerges Showing Sweden's Stealthy Visby Class Corvette's Tiny Radar Signature". The Drive. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Visby Class Corvettes - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
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