HSwMS Gävle (K22)

HSwMS Gävle (K22) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the Swedish city of Gävle.[2]

HSwMS Gävle
History
Sweden
Name:	Gävle
Namesake:	Gävle
Builder:	Karlskrona
Laid down:	12 January 1987
Launched:	23 March 1990
Commissioned:	17 September 1990
Identification:	Pennant number: K22
Status:	Active
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General characteristics
Class and type:	Göteborg-class corvette
Displacement:	380 tons
Length:	57 m (187 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam:	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught:	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Speed:	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Armament:	1 × 57 mm (2.2 in) gun 1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) gun 40 cm (16 in) anti-submarine torpedoes Anti-ship missiles[1] Anti-submarine granades Depth charges[1] Mines{[1]
Notes:	Alternative armament or combinations of various weapons.[1]

Development and design

The Göteborg class is a class of corvettes in the Swedish Navy, built between 1986 and 1993. The class was originally designed to destroy Soviet submarines and surface vessels, and is armed with eight RBS-15 anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, one 57 mm cannon and one 40 mm cannon.

HSwMS Sundsvall and Gävle will receive modification in 2019–2020. After the modification the corvettes will be named Gävle class.[3]

Construction and career

The ship was launched on 23 March 1990 at Karlskrona and entered naval service on 17 September 1990.

Together with its sister ship Sundsvall, they took part in the United Nations operation off the coast of Lebanon following the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.[4]

References

1. Örlogsboken (in Swedish) (2003 ed.). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten, Operativa insatsledningen. 2003. p. 34. SELIBR 9059217.
2. "Swedish Navy Handbook (in Swedish)". Scribd. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
3. "Miljardorder till varvet i Karlskrona". Sydöstran (in Swedish). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
4. "Swedish Armed Forces: The Swedish Navy". Forsvarsmakten.se. Retrieved 20 October 2014.