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SWEDISH NAVY (SWEDEN)

NON-NAVAL FORCES

B61 patrol boats (1960-1967)

Names

61 Torskär

62 Väderskär

63 Ekeskär

64 Skifteskär

65 Gråskär

66 Örskär

67 Vitaskär

68 Altarskär

69 Äggskär

70 Hojskär

71 Getorskär

72 Flaggskär

73 Häradsskär

74 Bredskär

75 Sprängskär

76 Hamnskär

77 Huvudskär

Builders

Bröderna Larsson, Kristinehamn: 61 - 70

Kustartilleriet Varv, Fårösund: 71 - 77

Commissioned

1960 - 1961: 61 - 70

1966 - 1967: 71 - 77

Losses

None

Transfers

None

Discarding

1995: 61, 62, 66, 75

1997: 69, 72

1998: 71

2000: 64, 67

2003: 63, 65, 68, 70, 74, 76

2006: 73

2016: 77

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

28

Length, m

21.1

Breadth, m

4.60

Draught, m

1.30

No of shafts

3

Machinery

61-70: 3 Volvo-Penta DSIR82 diesels

71-77: 3 Scania Vabis TIMD96B diesels

Power, h. p.

61-70: 535

71-77: 705

Max speed, kts

61-70: 18

71-77: 22

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 8 DC, mines

Electronic equipment Simrad sonar

Complement

8

Project history: Patrol boat belonged to Coastal Artillery. Fitted for minelaying.

Modernizations: 1980s, all: + Decca RM914C radar

Naval service: no significant events.

1994

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