Visby class
Country: SwedenManufacturer: Kockums / Saab
The Visby class is a Swedish corvette family with an angular signature-reducing design and carbon-fibre composite sandwich construction. The illustration depicts Helsingborg; unconfirmed radar, acoustic and magazine figures are not assigned.
Displacement, dimensions, speed, range and crew remain absent rather than mixing load conditions or configurations. Classified acoustic, sensor and magazine figures are not assigned.
Illustration: HSwMS Helsingborg (K32)
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- Visby classWikipedia · Accessed
- Visby-class corvetteSaab · Accessed
- Composite construction and Helsingborg milestonesSaab · Accessed
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Identity
- Designation
- Visby class
- Manufacturer
- Kockums / Saab
- Country
- Sweden
- Category
- Corvette
- Figures refer to
- HSwMS Helsingborg (K32)
Production & service
- Introduced
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- Status
- In service
- Units produced
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Specifications
- Full-load displacement
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- Crew
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- Length
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- Beam
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- Draught
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- Max speed
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- Range
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- Propulsion
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- Armament
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- Sensors
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Historical profile
Published milestones distinguish construction, trials and delivery rather than a single confirmed introduction date. Saab dates the illustrated Helsingborg launch to 2003 and its handover to 2009; the supplied 2002 family introduction is left unconfirmed.
