List of active Swedish Navy ships
This is a list of active ships of the Royal Swedish Navy.
Swedish Navy
[edit]The Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Royal Fleet (Kungliga flottan) – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps.
In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes Majestäts Skepp (His/Her Majesty's Ship). In English, this is often changed to "HSwMS" ("His/Her Swedish Majesty's Ship") to differentiate Swedish vessels from those of the British Royal Navy.
Swedish Coast Guard
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The Swedish Coast Guard is not officially a part of the navy, but operates under the Ministry of Defence and its activities are coordinated with the Swedish Armed Forces.
Out of 20 bases from Luleå to Strömstad, the Coast Guard operate along the entire coastline of Sweden, with the mission to rescue, assist and monitor.
The total number of vessels exceeds 100 of which 25 are patrol and combination vessels dedicated to maritime surveillance, 5 are environmental protection vessels and 4 are hovercraft, two of which are of the same type as operated by the navy.
While the vessels are themselves unarmed, the crews are equipped with light arms equivalent to the ones in use by the Swedish Armed Forces.
In addition, the Coast Guard has 3 Dash 8 Q-300 aircraft for maritime surveillance. The aircraft are based at the Skavsta Airport out of Nyköping.
Maritime helicopters
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The Swedish Air Force operates three types of helicopters: NHIndustries NH90, 18 in service (Swedish designation: HKP14), AgustaWestland AW109, 20 in service (Swedish designation: HKP15) and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, 15 in service (Swedish designation: HKP16).
8 of the AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters have been modified to be operational from the Visby-class corvettes and HSwMS Carlskrona, designated HKP15B. Thus HSwMS Carlskrona does not have a hangar, it can base and maintain 2 HKP15B during longer operations.
HSwMS Belos has a large helicopter platform for search and rescue purposes.
9 of the NHIndustries NH90 helicopters are equipped for anti-submarine warfare, designated HKP14F.
Submarine service
[edit]| Class | Number of ships |
Origin | Commissioned | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Ships | Photo |
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| Södermanland class | 1 |  Sweden |
1989-1990 | 1400 | 20 | HSwMS Södermanland (Söd) | 
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| Gotland class | 3 | Sweden |
1996-1998 | 1580 | 20 | HSwMS Gotland (Gtd) HSwMS Uppland (Upd) HSwMS Halland (Hnd) |
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| Submarine rescue ship | 1 |  Netherlands
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1985 | 6150 | 13 | HSwMS Belos (A214) | 
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Corvettes
[edit]| Class | Number of ships |
Origin | Commissioned | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Ships | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Göteborg class | 2 | Sweden |
1990-1993 | 380 | 30 | HSwMS Gävle (K22) HSwMS Sundsvall (K24) |
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| Visby class | 5 | Sweden |
2009-2013 | 600 | 40 | HSwMS Visby (K31) HSwMS Helsingborg (K32) HSwMS Härnösand (K33) HSwMS Nyköping (K34) HSwMS Karlstad (K35) |
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Minesweepers
[edit]| Class | Number of ships |
Origin | Commissioned | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Ships | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koster class | 5 | Sweden |
1986-1992 | 360 | 15 | HSwMS Koster (M73) HSwMS Kullen (M74) HSwMS Vinga (M75) HSwMS Ven (M76) HSwMS Ulvön (M77) |
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| Spårö class | 2 | Sweden |
1996-1998 | 205 | 13 | HSwMS Spårö (M12) HSwMS Sturkö (M14) |
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Offshore patrol vessels
[edit]| Class | Number of ships |
Origin | Commissioned | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Ships | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlskrona class | 1 | Sweden |
1982 | 3150 | 20 | HSwMS Carlskrona (P04) | .jpg)
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Patrol boats
[edit]| Class | Number of ships |
Origin | Commissioned | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Ships | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm class | 2 | Sweden
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1985 | 380 | 30 | HSwMS Stockholm (P11) HSwMS Malmö (P12) |
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| Tapper class | 11 | Sweden
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1993–1999 | 62 | 25 | HSwMS Djärv (82) HSwMS Dristig (83) HSwMS Händig (84) HSwMS Trygg (85) HSwMS Modig (86) HSwMS Hurtig (87) HSwMS Rapp (88) HSwMS Stolt (89) HSwMS Ärlig (90) HSwMS Munter (91) HSwMS Orädd (92) |
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Fast attack and landing craft
[edit]| Class | Number of ships |
Origin | Commissioned | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Ships | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-class landing craft | 100 |  Finland
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1995–1999 | 2 | 30 | 001–100 | 
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| Griffon 2000TD hovercraft | 3 |  England
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— | — | 50 | 302–304 | 
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| Lätt trossbåt (600-class supply vessel) | 16 | Sweden
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1995–1999 | 65 | 25 | 662–677 | 
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| CB90 class | 165 | Sweden |
1991–1999 2002–2003 2019–2020 |
18 | 45 | 801–967 | 
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Signal intelligence gathering vessels
[edit]| Class | Number of ships |
Origin | Commissioned | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Ships | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis class | 1 | Sweden |
2023 |
2200 | 15 | HSwMS Artemis (A202) |
Auxiliary ships
[edit]Command and support ships
- HSwMS Trossö (A264)
- Ledningsbåt 2000 (2 vessel in service, 451–452)
- HMS Skaftö (17)
Torpedo salvage vessels
Transport vessels
- HSwMS Loke (A344)
- Trossbåt typ 600 (605, 606, 608, 610, 653)
- HSwMS Rödnäbba
Sub-water support vessels
Coastal tug boats
Tug boats (examples)
Training ships
[edit]Ships for navigation education
- HSwMS Altair (A501)
- HSwMS Antares (A502)
- HSwMS Arcturus (A503)
- HSwMS Argo (A504)
- HSwMS Astrea (A505)
Training ships of the Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps (examples)
- Gråskär (SVK 06)
- Östhammar (SVK 11)
- Hojskär (SVK 70)
- Bredskär (SVK 74)
- Huvudskär (SVK 77)
- Fårö (SVK 603)
- Lungö (SVK 652)
- Arn (SVK 655)
- Elon (SVK 701)
Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
External links
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- Swedish Armed Forces - Official site
- Swedish Coast Guard - Official site
- Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps - Official Site