Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Gåssten | M31 | Knippla Skeppsvarv, Källö-Knippla | 17.11.1972 | 16.11.1973 | stricken 2000 | ||
Norsten | M32 | Hellevikstrand Skeppsvarv | 24.4.1973 | 12.10.1973 | stricken 12.1998 | ||
Viksten | M33 | 382 | Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona | 18.4.1974 | 1.7.1974 | stricken 12.2007 |
Displacement standard, t |
M31, 32: 110 M33: 115 |
Displacement full, t |
M31, 32: 120 M33: 130 |
Length, m |
M31, 32: 23.0 M33: 25.3 |
Breadth, m |
6.60 |
Draught, m |
2.50 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 diesel |
Power, h. p. |
460 |
Max speed, kts |
11 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/70 SAK40/48 (315), mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
Electronic equipment |
Scanter 009 radar |
Complement |
9 |
Project history: Gåssten and Norsten had wooden hulls, Viksten had GRP hull and became a prototype for 300t class minesweepers.
Modernizations: 1970s, all: - 1 x 1 - 40/70; + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7
Naval service: No significant events.
Viksten 1975
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2018