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Göteborg (PCGT)

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Göteborg (PCGT)

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. The Swedish Navy originally planned to acquire six Göteborg-class corvettes, but following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the final two were cancelled. Two of the four corvettes built remained in service as of 2021. Modified in 2019, the two vessels form the subclass Gävle class. Both vessels, HSwMS Gävle and HSwMS Sundsvall, took part in a United Nations operation off the coast of Lebanon in 2006 and 2007, following the 2006 Lebanon War.

Specifications

TypeCorvette
OriginSweden
ManufacturerKarlskronavarvet AB
Introduced1989
StatusIn service
Length57 m
Speed30 kn
Range3,704 km
Crew23
Displacement425 t

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Sweden2confirmed

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