HSwMS Gotland (Gtd)

HSwMS Gotland
History
Sweden
NameGotland
NamesakeSwedish island Gotland
BuilderKockums
Laid down10 October 1992
Launched2 February 1995
CommissionedApril 1996
HomeportKarlskrona, Sweden
Identification
Motto
  • Gothus sum, cave cornua[1]
  • (I am a Gothlander, watch out for the horns)
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeGotland-class submarine
Displacement1,380 tons standard, 1,599 tons submerged[1]
Length60.4 metres (198 feet 2 inches)[1]
Beam6.2 metres (20 feet 4 inches)[1]
Draught5.6 metres (18 feet 4 inches)[1]
Propulsiontwo diesel engines (1,300 bhp (970 kW) each), two Stirling engines (75 kW (101 hp) each), one electric motor (1,800 shp (1,300 kW)), one shaft
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced,[1] 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Enduranceover 14 days submerged without snorkeling
Test depth500 ft (150 m)
Complement18–22 officers,[1] 6–10 enlisted[1]
Armament
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes
  • 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes with 6 torpedoes
  • 48 external mines

HSwMS Gotland (Gtd) is a defense[2] submarine of the Swedish Navy. It was the first ship of the Gotland-class, which was the first operational submarine class in the world to use air-independent propulsion in the form of Stirling engines which use liquid oxygen and diesel as the propellant.

It was built by Kockums, launched in 1995, and subsequently commissioned in 1996.

In 2015, Sweden's Defense Material Administration (FMV) signed a contract with Saab Kockums which included a mid-life upgrade of two members of the Gotland class, Gotland and Halland, for SEK 2.1 billion. Gotland is expected to return to the FMV in late 2018 following a series of platform and combat systems upgrades.[3]

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