HSwMS Härnösand (K33)

HSwMS Härnösand on 14 July 2006
History
Sweden
NameHärnösand
NamesakeHärnösand
Ordered1996
BuilderKockums
Launched16 December 2004
Commissioned16 December 2009
HomeportKarlskrona
Identification
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeVisby-class corvette
Displacement660 t (650 long tons)
Length72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed35+ knots
Complement
  • 27 officers
  • 16 conscripts
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Ericsson Sea Giraffe ABM 3D surveillance radar
  • Ceros 200 Fire control radar system
  • Condor CS-3701 Tactical Radar Surveillance System
  • Hull-mounted sonar
  • Towed array sonar system
  • Variable depth sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Rheinmetall Waffe Munition MASS (Multi-Ammunition Softkill) decoy system
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

HSwMS Härnösand (K33) is the third ship of the Visby-class corvettes ordered by the Swedish Government and built by Kockums. The Härnösand is designed for mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare.