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The Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Royal Fleet (Kungliga flottan) – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps. In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes Majestäts Skepp (His/Her Majesty's Ship). In ...
The ships took an exceptionally long time from launch to delivery and the construction has been fraught with repeated delays. In 2008, the only weapons system that had been integrated and tested in Visby was the gun. Finally, on 16 December 2009, the next two of the corvettes were delivered to the Swedish Navy by the Försvarets materielverk ...
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 368– 377. ISBN 0851771467. Gardiner, Robert (1986). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 355– 363. ISBN 0851772455. Gardiner, Robert (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905.
The museum ship Vasa in Stockholm was a 17th-century ship of the Royal Swedish Navy (Kungliga flottan). Swedish Navy uniforms from the period 1779–1833; lithography by Adolf Ulrik Schützercrantz The Amphibious Corps dates back to 1 January 1902, when a separate " Coastal Artillery " ( Kustartilleriet ) was established, and Marinen came into ...
Mine warfare vessels of the Swedish Navy (1 C, 6 P) Monitors of the Swedish Navy (2 C, 2 P) P. Patrol vessels of the Swedish Navy (1 P) S.
Sverige-class ship firing. The Sverige-class ships differed in several ways from the classical coastal defence ship: at first by heavier armament as well as better speed and armour, but still small enough to operate and hide in the archipelagos and shallow waters. But the main difference was to be noted in their tactical doctrine and operations.
List of ships of the Swedish Navy; List of active Swedish Navy ships; S. List of submarines of the Swedish Navy; Swedish Coast Guard ships; T.
World War II naval ships of Sweden (1 C, 14 P) * Ships of the Swedish Navy (11 C, 20 P) A. Auxiliary ships of Sweden (1 C) C. Coastal defence ships of Sweden (1 C)