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SWEDISH NAVY (SWEDEN)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

GÅLÖ mine-countermeasures support ship (1976/2000)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Gålö (ex-Herjolfur) A263   Stirkodder Mechaniska Verkstad, Bergen, Norway     1976 // 2000 stricken 2006

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

1400

Length, m

60.0

Breadth, m

12.0

Draught, m

4.40

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 Wichman diesel

Power, h. p.

2400

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

none

Electronic equipment

2x radars

Complement

24

Project history: Former ferry for Iceland. Acquired in 1993 as a repair and maintenance ship for patrol craft and converted to MCM support ship in 2000.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Gålö 2003

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