HSwMS Härnösand (K33)

	Härnösand at Marinens Dag ("Navy Day") 2008.
History
Sweden
Name:	Härnösand
Namesake:	Härnösand
Ordered:	1995
Builder:	Kockums
Launched:	16 December 2004
Identification:	MMSI number: 266008000; Callsign: SMLI;
Status:	Fitting equipment
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General characteristics
Class and type:	Visby-class corvette
Displacement:	650t
Length:	72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam:	10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draught:	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
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:	35+ 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; 4 x 400mm torpedo tubes (ASW torpedoes); ASW gernade lauchers; Mines and depth charges;
Aviation facilities:	Helicopter pad

HSwMS Härnösand (K33) is the third of the new Visby-class corvettes ordered by the Swedish Government and built by Kockums. The Härnösand is designed for mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare. [1]

History

She was launched 16 December 2004 and named by crown princess Victoria.

References

"Visby Class Corvettes". Naval Technology. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links

BBC article
FMV - Official homepage
Kockums - Official homepage
Swedish navy page on the Visby trials (in Swedish)

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[1] "Visby Class Corvettes". Naval Technology. Retrieved 18 January 2021.