HSwMS Härnösand (K33)

HSwMS Härnösand (K33) is the third of the new Visby-class corvettes ordered by the Swedish Government and built by Kockums. The Härnösand is designed for mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare. [1]

Härnösand at Marinens Dag ("Navy Day") 2008.
History
Sweden
Name: Härnösand
Namesake: Härnösand
Ordered: 1995
Builder: Kockums
Launched: 16 December 2004
Identification:
Status: Fitting equipment
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Visby-class corvette
Displacement: 650t
Length: 72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draught: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 35+ knots
Complement:
  • 27 officers
  • 16 conscripts
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Ericsson Sea Giraffe ABM 3D surveillance radar
  • CEROS 200 Fire Control Radar system
  • Condor CS-3701 Tactical Radar Surveillance System
  • Hull-mounted sonar
  • Towed array sonar system
  • Variable depth sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition MASS (Multi-Ammunition Softkill) decoy system
Armament:
  • 1 × 57 Mk3
  • 8 × RBS15 Mk2 AShM
  • 4 x 400mm torpedo tubes (ASW torpedoes)
  • ASW gernade lauchers
  • Mines and depth charges
Aviation facilities: Helicopter pad

History

She was launched 16 December 2004 and named by crown princess Victoria.

References
  1. "Visby Class Corvettes". Naval Technology. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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