Norrköping-class missile boat


The Norrköping class were a group of fast attack craft built for the Swedish Navy in the 1970s. Twelve ships were built, with the last ship decommissioned in 2005. The boats have also been called the Spica II class and were named after Swedish cities.

Design

The initial design was a version of the earlier Spica-class torpedo boat with some minor changes.

Machinery

The power train was identical to the preceding class and comprised three Bristol Proteus gas turbine engines driving three propellers

Armament

The initial armament was identical to the Spica class, comprising a Bofors 57 mm gun and six torpedo tubes. There was a refit programme in 1982–1985, where four launchers for RBS-15 anti-ship missiles replaced four torpedo tubes. Mines could be carried in place of the torpedoes or missiles. The 1982 refit also included new sensors and a new weapons control system.

''Ystad'' class modernisation

Six boats were modernised between 1996 and 2000 with new fire control systems and other electronics. The boats were originally set to be operated until 2010 but they were taken out of service early due to financial reasons with HSwMS Ystad decommissioning in 2005.

Royal Malaysian Navy

A version of this design was built for the Malaysian Navy by Karlskrona dockyard as the. These ships had an all diesel power plant, with a revised superstructure design, different electronics and Exocet missiles

Ships

All ships were built by Karlskrona Dockyard
NumberNameLaunchedDecommissioned
T131Norrköping16 Nov 19722005
T132Nynäshamn24 Apr 19732003
T133Norrtälje18 Sep 19731998
T134Varberg2 Feb 19741998
T135Västerås15 May 19741998
T136Västervik2 Sep 19741997 – preserved as a museum ship in the Marinmuseum, Karlskrona
T137Umeå15 Jan 19751998
T138Piteå12 May 19752003
T139Luleå19 Aug 19752000's
T140Halmstad17 Oct 19752005
T141Strömstad26 Apr 19762005
T142Ystad3 Sep 19762005