HSwMS Kalmar (K23)

History
Sweden
Name	Kalmar
Namesake	Kalmar
Builder	Karlskrona
Laid down	21 September 1988
Launched	1 November 1990
Commissioned	1 September 1991
Identification	Pennant number: K23
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	Göteborg-class corvette
Displacement	380 tons
Length	57 m (187 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Armament	1 × 57 mm (2.2 in) gun; 1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) gun; 40 cm (16 in) anti-submarine torpedoes; Anti-ship missiles; Anti-submarine grenades; Depth charges; Mines{;
Notes	Alternative armament or combinations of various weapons.

NameKalmar

NamesakeKalmar

Laid down21 September 1988

HSwMS Kalmar (K23) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the Swedish city of Kalmar.^[2]

v t e Göteborg-class corvettes
Gävle Göteborg Kalmar Sundsvall
Preceded by: Stockholm class Followed by: Visby class
List of corvettes of the Swedish Navy

Construction and career

History






Sweden
Name	Kalmar
Namesake	Kalmar
Builder	Karlskrona
Laid down	21 September 1988
Launched	1 November 1990
Commissioned	1 September 1991
Identification	Pennant number: K23
Status	Decommissioned


General characteristics
Class & type	Göteborg-class corvette
Displacement	380 tons
Length	57 m (187 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Armament	1 × 57 mm (2.2 in) gun 1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) gun 40 cm (16 in) anti-submarine torpedoes Anti-ship missiles^[1] Anti-submarine grenades Depth charges^[1] Mines{^[1]
Notes	Alternative armament or combinations of various weapons.^[1]