Landsort-class mine countermeasures vessel

Bedok class MCMVs berthed at Changi Naval Base during the Navy Open House 2007
Class overview
NameLandsort
Operators
Subclasses
Completed11
General characteristics
Typemine countermeasures vessel
Displacement
  • 270 tonnes (standard)
  • 360 tonnes (full load)
Length47.5 m (156 ft)
Beam9.6 m (31 ft)
Draught2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Installed powerTwo 225 kVA, one 135 kVA
PropulsionFour Saab Scania DSI 14 diesel engines, coupled to two Voith Schneider Propellers
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Range2,000 nautical miles (4,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Navigation radar: Terma Electronic I-band navigation radar
  • Sonar: Thales Underwater System TSM-2022 hull-mounted mine hunting sonar
  • EOD: Saab Systems 9LV 100 optronic weapon director
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ESM: Thales Matilda radar warning system
  • Decoys: Saab Systems Philax decoy launchers
Armament
Notes
  • Ships in class include: Sweden: HMS Landsort (M71), HMS Arholma (M72), HMS Koster (M73), HMS Kullen (M74), HMS Vinga (M75), HMS Ven (M76), HMS Ulvön (M77)
  • Singapore: RSS Bedok (M105), RSS Kallang (M106), RSS Katong (M107), RSS Punggol (M108)

The Landsort class mine countermeasures vessel were built by Swedish shipbuilding company, Kockums (formerly Karlskronavarvet) for the Swedish Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) between 1983 and 1996.