HSwMS ''Castor'' (T124) was a
Swedish Navy
The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ().
In Swedish, vessels o ...
''Spica''-class,
torpedo-armed,
fast attack craft (FAC).
Design
The hull was made of steel, unlike some other contemporary designs which used plywood. Although the boat had a relatively small hull and displacement, this provided a stable platform. The Bridge and Operations Room were located at the rolling and stamping centre of the ship which further improved stability for the crew especially in high seas. The boats were fitted with an
NBC support system where the hull could be closed down in the event of having to operate in a nuclear fall-out area.
Construction and career
The vessel was one of three constructed in the 1960s by
Karlskronavarvet, the other two being
HSwMS ''Vega'' (T125) and
HSwMS ''Virgo'' (T126). Three similar vessels were built by
Götaverken AB at
Hisingen
Hisingen () is the fifth-largest island of Sweden (after Gotland, Öland, Södertörn and Orust), with an area of . It is a river island, formed by the split of the Göta Älv at Bohus, and is defined to the east and south by the main arm of tha ...
. She was launched on 25 October 1965.
The vessel was taken out of service in 30 June 1985.
[Gustaf von Hofsten, Jan Waernberg (2003). ''Örlogsfartyg, Svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg''. Luleå: CB Marinlitteratur. ]
References
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Ships of the Swedish Navy
1965 ships
Spica-class torpedo boats (Sweden)
Ships built in Karlskrona