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]
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 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes. There was a refit programme in 1982–1985, where four launchers for RBS-15anti-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 Handalan class. 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
Number
Name
Launched
Decommissioned
T131
Norrköping
16 Nov 1972
2005 (modernised)
T132
Nynäshamn
24 Apr 1973
2003 (modernised)
T133
Norrtälje
18 Sep 1973
1998
T134
Varberg
2 Feb 1974
1998
T135
Västerås
15 May 1974
1998
T136
Västervik
2 Sep 1974
1997 – preserved as a museum ship in the Marinmuseum, Karlskrona[1]
T137
Umeå
15 Jan 1975
1998
T138
Piteå
12 May 1975
2003 (modernised)
T139
Luleå
19 Aug 1975
2000's (modernised)
T140
Halmstad
17 Oct 1975
2005 (modernised)
T141
Strömstad
26 Apr 1976
2005
T142
Ystad
3 Sep 1976
2005 (modernised)
References
^"Västervik missile ship". Marinmuseum. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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