HSwMS Visby (K31)

	HSwMS Visby in 2013
History
Name	Visby
Namesake	Visby
Ordered	1995
Builder	Kockums
Laid down	17 February 1995
Launched	8 June 2000
Commissioned	16 September 2002
In service	2012
Homeport	Berga
Identification	MMSI number: 265823000; Pennant number: K31; Callsign: SMLD;
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class & type	Visby-class corvette
Displacement	660 t (650 long tons)
Length	72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam	10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	CODAG; 2 ×KaMeWa Waterjets; 4 × Honeywell TF 50 A gas turbines, total rating 16 MW; 2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16V 2000 N90 diesel engines, total rating 2.6 MW;
Speed	45+ 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	1 × Bofors 57 mm gun Mk 3; 8 × RBS15 Mk2 AShM; 4 × 40cm Torped 45; ASW grenade launchers; Mines & depth charges;
Aviation facilities	Helipad

HSwMS Visby (K31) is the lead ship of the Visby-class corvettes. It was created as a stealth ship, and underwent a decade long testing phase before it entered service with the Swedish Navy.

History
HSwMS Visby in 2013

Name	Visby
Namesake	Visby
Ordered	1995
Builder	Kockums
Laid down	17 February 1995
Launched	8 June 2000
Commissioned	16 September 2002
In service	2012
Homeport	Berga
Identification	MMSI number: 265823000 Pennant number: K31 Callsign: SMLD
Status	Active
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Visby-class corvette
Displacement	660 t (650 long tons)
Length	72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam	10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	CODAG 2 ×KaMeWa Waterjets 4 × Honeywell TF 50 A gas turbines, total rating 16 MW 2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16V 2000 N90 diesel engines, total rating 2.6 MW
Speed	45+ 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	1 × Bofors 57 mm gun Mk 3 8 × RBS15 Mk2 AShM 4 × 40cm Torped 45 ASW grenade launchers Mines & depth charges
Aviation facilities	Helipad