List of active Swedish Navy ships

This is a list of active ships of the Royal Swedish Navy.

Submarine service

These ships are operated by the 1st Submarine Flotilla which is based at the Karlskrona Naval Base.^[1]

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Comm.	Dp.	Notes
Submarines in service (4)
Södermanland class Projekt A17	1	Sweden		Diesel-electric / AIP, attack submarines	Kockums	HSwMS Södermanland	Söd	Apr 1989	1,400 tonnes (surfaced) 1,500 tonnes (submerged)	[2][3] Modernised between 2022 and 2024.[4] To be replaced by the Blekinge class.[5]
Gotland class Projekt A19	3	Sweden		Diesel-electric / AIP, attack submarines	Kockums	HSwMS Gotland	Gtd	Apr 1996 (commissioned after MLU Jun 2018)	1,494 tonnes (surfaced) 1,599 tonnes (submerged)	[6] All underwent their mid-life upgrade by February 2025.[7]
						HSwMS Halland	Hnd	Jul 1997 (commissioned after MLU Dec 2020)
						HSwMS Uppland	Upd	Oct 1997 (commissioned after MLU Feb 2025)
Submarine support ships (2)
—	1	Netherlands		Submarine rescue ship / diving support vessel	De Hoop	HSwMS Belos	A214	Nov 1992 in the Swedish Navy (1985 for the oil and gas industry)	6,150 tonnes	[8][9][10]
URF Ubåtsräddningsfarkost	1	Sweden		Submarine Rescue Vehicle	Kockums	—	—	1978	54 tonnes	[11][8][10]
Autonomous underwater vehicles
AUV62-AT ASW	Undisclosed	Sweden	—	ASW training system	Saab	—	—	2016 to 2019	—	[12]

Combat surface fleet

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Comm.	Dp.	Notes
Corvettes (7)
Visby class[a]	5	Sweden		Corvette (ASuW, ASW and patrol)	Saab Kockums	HSwMS Visby	K31	Dec 2012	600 tonnes	[15][16][17][18]
						HSwMS Helsingborg	K32	Dec 2009
						HSwMS Härnösand	K33	Dec 2009
						HSwMS Nyköping	K34	Dec 2012
						HSwMS Karlstad	K35	Dec 2012
Gävle class Formerly Göteborg class[19]	2	Sweden		Corvette	Karlskronavarvet AB	HSwMS Gävle	K22	Sep 1990 May 2022 [20] (after MLU)	380 tonnes	[21]
						HSwMS Sundsvall	K24	Jun 1993 Dec 2022 [22] (after MLU)
Patrol vessels (13)
Stockholm class	2	Sweden		Patrol vessel	Karlskronavarvet AB	HSwMS Stockholm	P11	May 1986	380 tonnes	[23] Formerly classified as corvette.
						HSwMS Malmö	P12	May 1986
Tapper class Swedish other designation: Spaningsbåta 82	6	Sweden		Reconnaissance boat	Swede Ship Marine [sv] (Djupvik shipyard)	HSwMS Djärv [sv]	82	1993	62 tonnes	[24]
						HSwMS Dristig [sv]	83	1994
						HSwMS Händig [sv]	84	1994
						HSwMS Trygg [sv]	85	1994
						HSwMS Modig [sv]	86	1995
						HSwMS Hurtig [sv]	87	1995
Tapper class Swedish other designation: Bevakningsbåt 88	5			Patrol boat		HSwMS Rapp [sv]	88	1996		[25] HSwMS Tapper retired in 2011.
						HSwMS Stolt [sv]	89	1997
						HSwMS Ärlig [sv]	90	1998
						HSwMS Munter [sv]	91	1998
						HSwMS Orädd [sv]	92	1999
SIGINT (2)
Artemis class Projekt B104	1	Sweden (systems)  Poland (hulls)	—	Signal intelligence gathering vessel	Saab Kockums Nauta Shipyard [pl]	HSwMS Artemis	A202	Nov 2023	3,000 tonnes	[26][27][28] Successor of the HSwMS Orion.
Orion class	1	Sweden		Signal intelligence gathering vessel	Kockums	HSwMS Orion	A201	Jun 1984	1,400 tonnes	[29] To be retired soon.
Mine warfare ships (7)
Koster class[b] MCMV 47 (Saab designation)[31]	5	Sweden		Mine-countermeasure vessels	Karlskronavarvet AB	HSwMS Koster  [sv]	M73	Nov 1986	400 tonnes	[31]
						HSwMS Kullen  [sv]	M74	Nov 1986
						HSwMS Vinga [sv]	M75	Nov 1987
						HSwMS Ven [sv]	M76	Dec 1988
						HSwMS Ulvön [sv]	M77	Oct 1992
Spårö class [sv][c]	2	Sweden		Diving support vessel (Former mine-countermeasure vessel)	Kockums	HSwMS Spårö [sv]	M12	1996 2005[32] (after transformation)	205 tonnes	[32]
						HSwMS Sturkö [sv]	M14	1997 2005 [32] (after transformation)
Landing crafts (83)
Svävare 2000 Griffon 8100TD (Griffon Hoverwork designation)	3	United Kingdom		Landing craft Hovercraft	Griffon Hoverwork	—	302	2007	—	[33][34][35] Used by the Amphibious Corps.
						—	303
						—	304
Gruppbåt class Watercat M8 (Marine Alutech designation)[31]	80[d]	Finland		Landing craft (fast troop transport over water bodies)	Marine Alutech	—	—	1995 to 1999	3 tonnes	[38][39] Used by the Amphibious Corps and can be used by the Home Guard.[40]
Fast attack boats (103)
Stridsbåt 90E Also known as the Storebro SB90E	5[e]	Sweden		Fast attack boat	AB Storebro Royal Cruiser [sv]	—	—	—	6.5 tonnes	[43][44] A smaller and lighter variant of the CB90, without armament, used for medical,and fire transport, or as deck boats on large ships.[42]
Stridsbåt 90H Also known as the CB90 class	43[f]	Sweden		Fast attack boat	Dockstavarvet / Gotlandsvarv AB	—	—	1991 to 1996	20.5 tonnes	[47] 43 in service of the Series 1 and 2 (accounting for the 32 donated to Ukraine).[48]
Stridsbåt 90HS Also known as the CB90 class	27[47]	Sweden		Fast attack boat / CBRN protection	Dockstavarvet / Gotlandsvarv AB	—	—	1996 to 1997	20.5 tonnes	[47]
Stridsbåt 90HSM Also known as the CB90 NG class	28	Sweden	—	Fast attack boat / CBRN protection	Saab	—	—	2019 to 2026	20.5 tonnes	[47] 18 delivered between 2019 and 2022,[49] and 10 additional ordered to compensate for the donations to Ukraine.[50]

Auxiliary fleet

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Comm.	Dp.	Notes
Supply and transport ships (24)
—	1	Sweden		Logistics, resupply for combat units	Eurosteel Oskarshamn AB [sv] (Oskarshamn Shipyard)	HSwMS Loke  [sv]	A344	1994	305 tonnes	[51]
Lätt trossbåt	16	Sweden		Logistics, resupply for combat units (Mine laying as secondary role)	Swede Ship Marine [sv] (Djupvik shipyard)	—	662 to 677	1995 to 1999	65 tonnes	[52][53] All boats are to be modernised.[54]
Trossbåt 600 [sv]	6[g]	Sweden		Logistics, resupply for combat units	Swede Ship Marine [sv] (Djupvik shipyard)	—	604	1982 to 1988	53 tonnes	[55] Used by the Amphibious Corps and can be used by the Home Guard.[40]
							605
							606
							608
							610
							653
—	1	Sweden		Sea platoon transport (former taxi boat)	Jan Skerfe / Aluminum Boats Gryt AB	HSwMS Rödnäbba	—	1990	23 tonnes	[56] Former taxi boat "Långgarn" operated in Stockholm.
Command ships (5)
—	1	Sweden		Command and support ship	Karlskronavarvet AB	HSwMS Carlskrona	P04	Mar 1982 (M04 until 2010 / P04 since 2012)	3,150 tonnes	[57][58] Modernised in 2005 to receive helicopters and work also as support ship.[57]
Akademik Shuleykin class Project 637	1	Finland (construction)  Soviet Union (design)		Command and support ship	Valmetin Laivateollisuus Oy	HSwMS Trossö	A264	1984 1996[59] (in Swedish forces)	2,140 tonnes	[59] Former research vessel, converted for support.
Styrsö class	1	Sweden		Command and staff ship (Former mine-countermeasure vessel)	Kockums	HSwMS Skaftö [sv]	17	1997 Jul 2016[60] (converted)	205 tonnes	[60] Transformed for the 17th Amphibious Patrol Boat Company.
Ledningsbåt 2000 class [sv] TTB 2000 (Hakanson Marine designation)	2	Sweden	—	Command boat	Peter Hakanson Marine AB	—	451	1999	39.9 tonnes	[61] Command boat for the amphibious battalion. Modernised in 2013.[62]
						—	452	1999
Support ships (2)
—	1	Sweden		Torpedo and robot salvage vessels	Swede Ship Marine [sv] (Djupvik shipyard)	HSwMS Pelikanen	A247	1963	130 tonnes	[63] To be replaced by the "Advanced workboats".[64]
Furusund class [sv] (lead ship of a prototype class, but only one built)[65]	1	Sweden		Diving and salvage vessels	Åsiverken [sv]	HSwMS Furusund [sv]	A320	Oct 1983[66]	235 tonnes	[67][68] To be replaced by the "Advanced workboats".[64]
Tugboats (9)
Damen ASD Tug 3010-ICE class	2	Romania (construction)  Netherlands (design)	(illustration image)	Coastal tugboat	Damen - Galați shipyard	HSwMS Hector [sv]	A254	2015	575 tonnes	[69][70][71][72]
						HSwMS Hercules [sv]	A255	2015
Stan Tug 1606-ICE class	4	Netherlands	—	Harbour tugboats	Damen	HSwMS Hermes [sv]	A761	Oct 2024	115 tonnes	[73][74] Successor of the Bastransportbåt 700 class [sv].[75]
						HSwMS Hera [sv]	A762
						HSwMS Hebe [sv]	A763
						HSwMS Heros [sv]	A764
Bastransportbåt 700 class [sv] Also known as "700-båt"	3	Sweden	—	Harbour tugboats	Marinteknik Öregrund [sv]	HSwMS Tyr	702	1980[76]	35 tonnes	[77] Being replaced by new tigboats.[75]
						HSwMS Ran	753	Around 1980 to 1987
						HSwMS Eir	755

Training ships

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Planned comm.	Dp.	Notes
Training ships (5)
Altair class	5	Sweden		Training ships	Swede Ship Marine [sv](Djupvik shipyard)	HSwMS Altair  [sv]	A501	May 2008	85 tonnes	[78][79][80]
						HSwMS Antares  [sv]	A502	Sep 2008
						HSwMS Arcturus [sv]	A503	Dec 2008
						HSwMS Argo [sv]	A504	Feb 2009
						HSwMS Astrea [sv]	A505	May 2009
Sailing boats (2)
Gladan class	2	Sweden		Schooner	Stockholm Naval Shipyard [sv]	HSwMS Gladan  [sv]	S01	Jun 1947	225 tonnes	[81]
						HSwMS Falken [sv]	S02	Oct 1947

Reserve ships

Combat surface fleet

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Planned comm.	Dp.	Notes
Mine countermeasures vessel (1)
Styrsö class	1	Sweden		Mine countermeasures vessel	Kockums	HSwMS Styrsö [sv]	M11	1996	250 tonnes	[82] In reserve for the moment.

Future ships

Ships ordered

Submarine service

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Planned comm.	Dp.	Notes
Submarines ordered (2)
Blekinge class Projekt A26	2	Sweden	—	Diesel-electric / AIP, attack submarines	Saab Kockums	HSwMS Blekinge	—	2031 to 2035 (Delayed from 2028 / 2029)	1,925 tonnes[83] (surfaced)2,100 tonnes[84] (submerged)	[85][86][87][83]
						HSwMS Skåne	—

Combat surface fleet

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Planned comm.	Dp.	Notes
Frigates / Corvettes (4)
Luleå class	4	Sweden (systems + superstructure)  United Kingdom (hulls)	—	Corvette (AAW, ASuW and ASW)	Saab Kockums Babcock	HSwMS Luleå	—	2030 to 2035	3,000 to 4,000 tonnes	[88][89][90]
						HSwMS Norrköping	—
						HSwMS Trelleborg	—
						HSwMS Halmstad	—
Fast attack crafts and light boats (108)
Granatkastarbåt	8	Sweden	—	Mortar vessels	Swede Ship Marine [sv] (Djupvik shipyard)	—	—	2027 to 2028	—	[91][92][93] Vessels equipped with Patria NEMO Navy mortar systems.
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MSMB typ 200 "Mindre Snabbgående MotorBåt"	Up to 100[h]	Sweden	—	Speedboats	Svekon (Svensk Konstruktionstjänst AB)	—	—	From 2026	—	[95][96] Alukin CW950 design.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
AUV62-MR	Undisclosed	Sweden	—	Mine hunting robot	Saab	—	—	From 2026	—	[97][98]
Gavia AUV	Undisclosed	United States	—	Portable, modular, autonomous underwater vehicles	Teledyne	—	—	2025 to 2028	—	[99][100] Initially designed for seabed mapping and high-resolution sonar imaging.

Auxiliary fleet

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Planned comm.	Dp.	Notes
Support ships (2)
Arbetsfartyg	2	Spain	—	Torpedo / robot salvage, and diving vessel	Astilleros Armon Vigo SA	HSwMS Tumlaren [sv]	—	2027	1,000 tonnes	Ships ordered in February 2024.[101][102] Successor of the HSwMS Pelikanen and the HSwMS Pelikanen.[64]
						HSwMS Sälen [sv]	—	2028

Ships planned to be ordered

Submarine service

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Expected comm.	Dp.	Notes
Submarines planned (4)
Projekt A30	4	Sweden	—	Attack submarines	Saab Kockums	—	—	Planned for 2038	—	[103][5]
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Underwater drones
SMaRC AUV Swedish Maritime Robotics Centre	Unknown	Sweden	—	Autonomous underwater vehicles	FMV, KTH and Saab	—	—	—	—	[104]

Auxiliary fleet

Class	Quantity	Origin	Image	Type	Builder	Ship	No.	Planned comm.	Dp.	Notes
Tugboats (4)
To be selected	4	To be selected	—	Coastal tugboat	To be selected	—	—	2029	—	[105][106]
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						—	—	2030
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See also

List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces

• Swedish Navy
  • List of equipment of the Swedish Navy
• Swedish Army:
  • List of equipment of the Swedish Army
• Swedish Air Force:
  • Current fleet of the Swedish Air Force
  • List of equipment of the Swedish Air Force
  • Weapons of the Swedish Air Force
  • List of military aircraft of Sweden
• Swedish Home Guard:
  • List of equipment of the Swedish Home Guard
• Swedish Coast Guard:
  • Swedish Coast Guard ships
  • Swedish Coast Guard aviation

Notes

1. Visby class to be modernised with Mk41 VLS and CAMM / Sea Ceptor air defence missiles.^[13][14]
2. The Koster class is a renamed class after the modernisation of the Landsort class. Two of the Koster class are being modernised by Saab.^[30]
3. The Spårö class [sv] is a class that was renamed after the Styrsö class was converted to operate mine clearance divers in shallow waters.
4. 100 boats were originally acquired.,^[36] of these, 20 were donated to Ukraine in early 2024.^[37]
5. 52 Stridsbåt 90E boats originally acquired, around 5 remain in use.^[41]
   Some boats were transferred to the Swedish Sea Rescue Society, the Swedish Coast Guard, the Maritime Police, the Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps and the Veteran Flotilla.^[42]
6. Ships purchased:^[45]

   • 12 Stridsbåt 90H Series 1
   • 63 Stridsbåt 90H Series 2

   Donations: 32 Stridsbåt 90H donated in total to Ukraine as part of a support package of January 2025:^[46]

   • 10 pledged in February 2024
   • 6 pledged in September 2024
   • 16 pledged in January 2025
7. Originally, the Navy had 16 ships (number 603 to 610 and 652 to 657). It was initially used by the Swedish Coastal Artillery. It was replaced by the Lätt trossbåt in this role.
   Some ships were retired, while some were transferred:

   • Boats 605, 606, 608, 610 and 653 used by the Navy
   • Boat 604 used by the Home Guard
   • Boats 603, 652 and 655 operated by the Swedish Coast Guard
8. Framework agreement for up to 100 speedboats MSMB typ 200, with delivery under agreement by 2033. 100 boats were originally acquired.^[94]

External links

• Swedish Armed Forces - Official site
• Swedish Coast Guard - Official site
• Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps - Official Site

Bibliography

• Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.