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Career ( Swedish Navy) |
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| Name: |
HMS Trossö |
| Builder: |
Laivateollisuus, Turku, Finland |
| Launched: |
1984 |
| Acquired: |
1997 |
| Commissioned: |
1998 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Akademik Shuleykin class |
| Displacement: |
2140 tonnes |
| Length: |
71.6m |
| Beam: |
12.8m |
| Draft: |
4.5m |
| Propulsion: |
2x diesel engines, 3000 hk |
| Speed: |
14 knots |
| Complement: |
34 Officers
27 Conscripts |
| Armament: |
Machineguns |
HMS Trossö was built for the Soviet Navy in Finland as a Akademik Shuleykin class patrol craft tender, she was launched 1984 with the name Livonia.
[edit] History
The Swedish Navy bought HMS Trossö from Estonia 1997 and she entered service 1998. She was refitted 2003 at Falkvarv, Falkenberg and now serves the 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla as a support ship, she also serves as a command ship during larger exercises.
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