HSwMS Kalmar (K23)

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Kalmar.

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

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]

Development and design

The Göteborg class is a class of corvettes in the Swedish Navy, built between 1986 and 1993. The class was originally designed to destroy Soviet submarines and surface vessels, and is armed with eight RBS-15 anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, one 57 mm cannon and one 40 mm cannon.

HSwMS Sundsvall and HSwMS Gävle will receive modification in 2019–2020. After the modification the corvettes will be named Gävle class.^[3]

Construction and career

The ship was launched on 1 November 1990 at Karlskrona and entered naval service on 1 September 1991.