HSwMS Kalmar (K23)

HSwMS Kalmar (K23) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the Swedish city of Kalmar.[2]

History
Sweden
Name: Kalmar
Namesake: Kalmar
Builder: Karlskrona
Laid down: 21 September 1988
Launched: 1 November 1990
Commissioned: 1 September 1991
Identification: Pennant number: K23
Status: Decommissioned
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 grenades
  • 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 1 November 1990 at Karlskrona and entered naval service on 1 September 1991.

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.


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