HSwMS Artemis
HSwMS Artemis is a signals intelligence gathering vessel currently being constructed for the Swedish Navy.
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | Artemis |
| Builder: | Nauta Shipyard |
| Laid down: | 19 June 2018 |
| Launched: | 17 April 2019 |
| Commissioned: | 2020 |
| Homeport: | Karlskrona |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Signals intelligence gathering vessel |
| Displacement: | 2,200 tons |
| Length: | 74 m (242 ft 9 in) |
The ship is to replace Sweden's only signals intelligence vessel, HSwMS Orion, which was launched in 1984. The ship was ordered on 10 April 2017 and was laid down on 19 June 2018 at the Polish shipyard Nauta.[1][2] The ship was launched on 17 April 2019 and will be transferred to Karlskrona, Sweden where it will be outfitted. The vessel is expected to be commissioned in 2020.[3] The ship will be 74 metres (242 ft 9 in) long and it will have a displacement of 2,200 tons.[4]
References
- Hedberg, Henrik. "FMV beställer signalspaningsfartyg av Saab AB". Fmv.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- "Saab Announce Keel Laying of Swedish Navy's Future SIGINT Vessel". Navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- Ohlsson, Matilda (2019-04-17). "Orions efterträdare sjösatt". Sydöstran.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- "Sweden's new signals intelligence ship HSwMS Artemis launched in Poland". Naval Today. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
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