HSwMS_Sundsvall_(K24)

HSwMS <i>Sundsvall</i> (K24)

HSwMS Sundsvall (K24)

Swedish corvette

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Sundsvall.

HSwMS Sundsvall (K24) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the northern Swedish coastal city of Sundsvall. The ship was launched in 1991 and entered naval service in 1993.

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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.[2]

The ship was modified between 2018 and 2022 and returned to active service in December 2022; the class was renamed the Gävle class. The modification included new modern sensors, a new command bridge. The aft 40mm canon was removed and replaced by a new deckhouse.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Örlogsboken (in Swedish) (2003 ed.). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten, Operativa insatsledningen. 2003. p. 34. SELIBR 9059217.
  2. [2]
    "Swedish Armed Forces: The Swedish Navy". Forsvarsmakten.se. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. [3]
    "HMS Sundsvall förstärker marinen".


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