History
Sweden
NameKalmar
NamesakeKalmar
BuilderKarlskrona
Laid down21 September 1988
Launched1 November 1990
Commissioned1 September 1991
IdentificationPennant number: K23
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeGöteborg-class corvette
Displacement380 tons
Length57 m (187 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Speed26 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]
NotesAlternative armament or combinations of various weapons.[1]

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

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. 1 2 3 4 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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