Norrköping-class missile boat

{{Short description|Class of Swedish fast attack craft}}

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|Ship caption= HSwMS Ystad

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|Name=Norrköping class

|Builders= Karlskrona Navy Yard

|Operators= {{navy|Sweden}}

|Class before={{sclass|Spica|torpedo boat (Sweden)|4}}

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|Subclasses=Ystad class

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|Built range=1971–1976

|In service range= 1972–2005

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|Total ships completed=12

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|Total ships retired=12

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|Ship type=Torpedo boat / missile boat

|Ship displacement=220 tons standard, 255 tons full load

|Ship length={{convert|43.6|m|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam={{convert|7.1|m|abbr=on}}

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|Ship draught={{convert|1.6|m|abbr=on}}

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|Ship propulsion=3 shaft, Bristol Proteus gas turbines {{convert|12,750|hp|kW|abbr=on}}, 3 controllable pitch propellers

|Ship speed={{convert|41|kn}}

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|Ship complement=30

|Ship sensors=Radar: Scanter 009, PEAB 9LV 200 mk1; Sea Giraffe 50HC radar post 1982–85 refits

|Ship EW= MARIS 880 weapons control system (post 1982–1985 refits)

|Ship armament=*1 × Bofors 57 mm gun

  • 6 × {{convert|533|mm|abbr=on|0}} wire-guided torpedoes
  • 2 × 7.62×51mm NATO machine guns,
  • Flare and chaff rockets, naval mines and/or depth charges
  • Up to 8 RBS-15 anti-ship missiles replaced 4 torpedo tubes after 1982–1985 refits

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The Norrköping class were a group of fast attack craft built for the Swedish Navy in the 1970s. Twelve ships were built, with the last ship decommissioned in 2005. The boats have also been called the Spica II class and were named after Swedish cities.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Design

The initial design was a version of the earlier Spica-class torpedo boat with some minor changes.

=Machinery=

The power train was identical to the preceding class and comprised three Bristol Proteus gas turbine engines driving three propellers.

=Armament=

The initial armament was identical to the Spica class, comprising a Bofors 57 mm gun and six {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} torpedo tubes. There was a refit programme in 1982–1985, where four launchers for RBS-15 anti-ship missiles replaced four torpedo tubes. Mines could be carried in place of the torpedoes or missiles. The 1982 refit also included new sensors (Sea Giraffe radar) and a new weapons control system (Maris 880).

=''Ystad'' class modernisation=

Six boats were modernised between 1996 and 2000 with new fire control systems and other electronics. The boats were originally set to be operated until 2010 but they were taken out of service early due to financial reasons with HSwMS Ystad decommissioning in 2005.

Royal Malaysian Navy

A version of this design was built for the Royal Malaysian Navy by Karlskrona dockyard as the {{sclass2|Handalan|missile boat|4}}. These ships had an all diesel power plant, with a revised superstructure design, different electronics and Exocet missiles.

Ships

All ships were built by Karlskrona Dockyard

class="wikitable"
NumberNameLaunchedDecommissioned
T131Norrköping16 Nov 19722005 (modernised)
T132Nynäshamn24 Apr 19732003 (modernised)
T133Norrtälje18 Sep 19731998
T134Varberg2 Feb 19741998
T135Västerås15 May 19741998
T136Västervik2 Sep 19741997 – preserved as a museum ship in the Marinmuseum, Karlskrona{{cite web |url=http://www.marinmuseum.se/en/museum-ships/the-vastervik-missile-ship |publisher=Marinmuseum |title=Västervik missile ship |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=23 May 2019}}
T137Umeå15 Jan 19751998
T138Piteå12 May 19752003 (modernised)
T139Luleå19 Aug 19752000's (modernised)
T140Halmstad17 Oct 19752005 (modernised)
T141Strömstad26 Apr 19762005
T142Ystad3 Sep 19762005 (modernised)

Citations

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References

  • {{cite book |editor-last=Gardiner | editor-first = Robert |location = Annapolis, MD | isbn = 1-55750-132-7 | oclc = 34267261 |last1=Chumbley |first1=Stephen |last2=Budzbon |first2=Przemysław | title = Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995| publisher = Naval Institute Press |date = 1995 }}

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Category:Torpedo boats of the Swedish Navy

Category:Torpedo boat classes

Category:Torpedo boats of the Cold War

Category:Missile boat classes

Category:Ships built in Karlskrona