HSwMS Göteborg (K21)

HSwMS Göteborg (K21) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the Swedish city of Göteborg.[2]

HSwMS Göteborg
History
Sweden
Name:	Göteborg
Namesake:	Göteborg
Builder:	Karlskrona
Laid down:	10 February 1986
Launched:	13 April 1989
Commissioned:	15 February 1990
Identification:	Pennant number: K21
Status:	Decommissioned
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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 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 HSwMS 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 13 April 1989 at Karlskrona and entered naval service on 15 February 1990.

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.