Styrsö class
The Styrsö-class is a class of anti-mine vehicles of the Swedish Navy .
This class of ships is equipped for both types of clearing ( searching for and clearing ) sea mines . She is classified as a mine sweeper as well as a mine hunter. The ships of this class are also used for guarding purposes.
equipment
The vehicles are equipped with mechanical clearing equipment as well as acoustic and magnetic devices for dragging, for example against magnetic mines . This class of ship also has an underwater drone of the type "Uven" with sonar reconnaissance .
There are a total of four ships of the Styrsö class, whose names are derived from Swedish islands ( "Ö" is the Swedish word for island):
- HMS Styrsö (M11)
- HMS Spårö (M12)
- HMS Skaftö (M13)
- HMS Sturkö (M14)
HMS stands for Hans / Hennes Majestäts Skepp (His / Her Majesty's Ship). All four ships belong to the 42nd Mining Division based on Muskö .
Technical specifications
- Length: 36 m
- Width: 8.5 m
- Speed: 14 knots
- Draft: 2.2 m
- Displacement : 205 t
- Crew: 10 officers and 8 conscripts
- Year of construction: 1996–97
Armament
- Two 12.7 mm machine guns
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Styrsö class in the Swedish Navy ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )