HSwMS Gotland | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Kockums |
Operators | Swedish Navy |
Preceded by | Västergötland class |
Succeeded by | Blekinge class |
Built | 1992–1996 |
In commission | 1996–present |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 60.4 m (198 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Draft | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite |
Armament |
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The Gotland-class submarines of the Swedish Navy are modern diesel-electric submarines, which were designed and built by the Kockums shipyard in Sweden. They are the first submarines in the world to feature a Stirling engine air-independent propulsion (AIP) system, which extends their underwater endurance from a few days to weeks.[2] This capability had previously only been available with nuclear-powered submarines.