Swedish Navy

[Brian James]

Sverige Class Coastal Defence Ship HSwMS Gustav V pictured berthing at Tallinn,Estonia in July 1924.

[designeraccd]

Here she is SMOKINNN in the Baltic!! DFO

[Brian James]

Visby Class Guided Missile Stealth Corvette HSwMS Nyköping pictured at Karlskrona.

[Brian James]

Minelayer HSwMS Älvsnabben pictured on a port visit to Vancouver, Jan 13th, 1959.

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Two other views of the Swedish minelayer, converted from a merchantman........ DFO

[Brian James]

Light AA Cruiser HSwMS Gotland pictured at Amsterdam on March 13th 1949.

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A nice nice beam view of her as built.............. Also, a 1935 pic that shows her seaplanes aft. DFO

[Brian James]

Armoured Cruiser HSwMS Fylgia pictured at Malmö on May 5th 1944.

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Here is the stripped FYLGIA about to be sunk as target practice in 1956. Except all the damage did NOT sink the tough old hull!

Finally, the hull was sold instead in 1957 for 418 157 Swedish SEK to buyers in Gothenburg before finally scrapped in Copenhagen ........... DFO

[Pelican]

The Advanced Thinking Behind Sweden’s New A-26 Submarine

The Swedish Navy’s submarines are famous for their stealth. This was amply demonstrated in 2006 when Sweden loaned one of its subs, HMS Gotland, to the U.S. Navy. The AIP (Air Independent Power) equipped submarine repeatedly avoided detection. And it was able to score notable ‘victories’ against an Aircraft Carrier during exercises.

Sweden's next type of submarine, the A-26 Blekinge Class, promises to take stealth to another level. And not just by even quieter AIP. One of its secret ingredients will be uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs). These are basically robot submarines that can allow the submarine to remain hidden while taking the fight to the enemy.

The UUVs can perform many missions traditionally done by the submarine itself. And also missions which a full-size submarine could not be used. The first set of missions assigned to these robots is likely to be ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance). For example the UUV might swim ahead of the submarine and use a electro-optical mast (like a modern periscope) to observe an enemy port. It can then discretely report back to the submarine which can move into a firing position. Other roles might include acting as off-board ears to listen for enemy submarines. Or acting as a decoy.

Conntinues at:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2 ... 6e91273760

[Link from Tim]