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Göteborg-class Corvette
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 remain in service in 2021. Both vessels, and , took part in a United Nations operation off the coast of Lebanon in 2006 and 2007, following the 2006 Lebanon War The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War ( ar, حرب تموز, ''Ḥarb Tammūz'') and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War ( he, מלחמת לבנון השנייה, ''Milhemet Leva .... Gävle-class corvette HSwMS ''Sundsvall'' and HSwMS ''Gävle'' were modified in 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visby
Visby () is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants . Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is arguably the best-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia, and, since 1995, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Among the most notable historical remains are the long town wall that encircles the town center, and a number of church ruins. The decline as a Hanseatic city in the Late Middle Ages was the cause why many stone houses were preserved in their original medieval style. Visby is a popular vacation destination for Scandinavians during the summer and receives thousands of tourists every year. It is by far the most populous Swedish locality outside the Swedish mainland. The Gotland University is in Visby, and, since 1July 2013, it is a department of Uppsala University under the name Uppsala University–Campus Gotland. Visby is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RBS-15
The RBS 15 (Robotsystem 15) is a long-range fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile. The later version Mk. III has the ability to attack land targets as well. The missile was developed by the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics. History The Swedish Navy earlier made the RB 08 anti-ship missiles with the Halland-class destroyers in the early 1960s. The main effect of Sweden's defence resolution of 1958 for the Swedish navy was restructuring into a lighter force consisting of fast attack craft (FAC) vessels and a halt to destroyer procurement. This posed a problem as the existing RB 08 missile required launch rails and a missile magazine in the destroyers, taking up space that was not available in smaller ships. Adding to the problems, each missile had to be individually prepared for launch and only two missiles could be on the launch rails at the same time. In comparison, the P-15 Termit (NATO codename Styx) missile used by the Soviet Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corvette Classes
List of corvette classes by country during the modern era (post 1940); (see also List of frigate classes and List of frigate classes by country) Algeria ( Algerian Navy) * Argentina (Argentine Navy) * * (French-built ) * Australia (Royal Australian Navy) * Brazil (Brazilian Navy) * * ''Barroso'' class Brunei ( Royal Brunei Navy) * F2000 class (transferred to Indonesian Navy) Canada ( Royal Canadian Navy) * * China ( People's Liberation Army Navy) * Type 056 Denmark (Royal Danish Navy) * * ''Triton'' class () * HDMS ''Thetis'' (ex British ) Ecuador ( Ecuadorian Navy) * Egypt (Egyptian Navy) * ''El Suez'' class (former ) * ''El Fateh'' class ( Gowind 2500 class) Finland (Finnish Navy) * * (in development) France (French Navy) * (French rate them as avisos) Germany (German Navy) * India (Indian Navy) Decommissioned corvette classes * * * Corvettes classes in active service * * * * * Indonesia (Indone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Navy - 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla
The 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla ( sv, Fjärde sjöstridsflottiljen or ''4. sjöstridsflj'') is one of three flotillas in the Swedish Navy and is a part of the Berga Naval Base. The unit is based at Berga south of the Swedish capital Stockholm. It was formed in 2005 when the former naval mine warfare flotilla was split and surface warfare units was edit. Ships *41st Corvett Division ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *42nd Minesweeper Division ** ** ** ** *43rd Supply Division ** * 44th Mine Clearance Division Commanding officers *1994–1997: Christer Nordling *1997–2000: Johan Fischerström *2000–2003: Claes-Göran Hagström *2003–2006: Lennart Bengtsson *2006–2009: Jan Thörnqvist *2009–2013: Jonas Wikström *2013–2013: Pontus Krohn (acting) *2014–2017: Ewa Skoog Haslum Rear Admiral Ewa Ann-Sofi Skoog Haslum née ''Skoog'' (born 26 March 1968) is a Swedish Navy officer. She currently serves as Chief of Navy. Early life Skoog was born on 26 March 1968 in Hov Parish, Kristi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visby-class Corvette
The ''Visby'' class is a warship in use by the Swedish Navy. It is the latest class of corvette adopted by the navy after the and corvettes. Its design emphasizes low visibility radar cross-section and infrared signature, and the class has received widespread international attention because of its capabilities as a stealth ship. The first ship in the class is named after Visby, the main city on the island of Gotland. The ''Visby'' ships are designed by Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and built by Saab Kockums AB in Karlskrona. The first ship of the class was launched in 2000, but production then suffered repeated delays. The fifth and last ship was delivered in 2015. In 2021, an order was placed for the development of a second generation of evolved ''Visby'' corvettes. Design The hull is constructed with a sandwich design consisting of a PVC core with a carbon fibre and vinyl laminate (see also the Oceanic-Creations spin-off). There are multiple advanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSwMS Gävle (K22)
HSwMS ''Gävle'' (K22) is a Swedish Navy , named after the Swedish city of Gävle. Development and design 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. and ''Gävle'' will receive modification in 2019–2020. After the modification the corvettes were named the ''Gävle'' class. Construction and career The ship was launched on 23 March 1990 at Karlskrona and entered naval service on 17 September 1990. Together with its sister ship ''Sundsvall'', they took part in the United Nations operation off the coast of Lebanon following the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. Mid-life upgrade In June 2017 Saab signed a 1.249BSEK contract for life extension modification and upgrading of the Swedish Navy's ''Gävle'' and ''Sundsvall''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSwMS Sundsvall (K24)
HSwMS ''Sundsvall'' (K24) is a Swedish Navy , named after the northern Swedish coastal city of Sundsvall. The ship was launched in 1991 and entered naval service in 1993. Together with its sister ship HSwMS ''Gävle'', HSwMS ''Sundsvall'' took part in the United Nations operation off the coast of Lebanon following the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah Hezbollah (; ar, حزب الله ', , also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992. Hezbollah's parami .... The ship was modified between 2018 and 2022 and returned to active service in December 2022. The modification included new modern sensors, a new command bridge. The aft 40mm canon was removed and replaced by a new deckhouse. References Göteborg-class corvettes Corvettes of Sweden 1991 ships Ships built in Sweden {{Sweden-mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Lebanon War
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War ( ar, حرب تموز, ''Ḥarb Tammūz'') and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War ( he, מלחמת לבנון השנייה, ''Milhemet Levanon HaShniya''), was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, Northern Israel and the Golan Heights. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The conflict started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect in the morning on 14 August 2006, though it formally ended on 8 September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon. Due to unprecedented Iranian military support to Hezbollah before and during the war, some consider it the first round of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, rather than a continuation of the Arab–Israeli conflict. The conflict was precipitated by the 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid. On 12 July 2006, Hezboll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue Line (Lebanon), the south, while Cyprus lies to its west across the Mediterranean Sea; its location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabs, Arabian hinterland has contributed to History of Lebanon, its rich history and shaped Culture of Lebanon, a cultural identity of demographics of Lebanon#Religious groups, religious diversity. It is part of the Levant region of the Middle East. Lebanon is home to roughly six million people and covers an area of , making it the List of countries and dependencies by area, second smallest country in continental Asia. The official language of the state is Arabic, while French language, French is also formally recognized; the Lebanese Arabic, Lebanese dialect of Arabic is used alongside Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague (home to the International Court of Justice). The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars, succeeding the League of Nations, which was characterized as ineffective. On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include maintaining internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a Federation, federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, fifteen national republics; in practice, both Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, its economy were highly Soviet-type economic planning, centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Saint Petersburg, Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kyiv, Kiev (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR), Tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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