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SWEDISH NAVY (SWEDEN)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

THULE mine warfare support ship (1953/1983)

Thule 1970

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Thule   318 Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona 1951 1951 1953 // 1983 stricken 1988

 

Displacement standard, t

2200

Displacement full, t

2820

Length, m

62.3

Breadth, m

16.1

Draught, m

6.20

No of shafts

3 (1 fwd)

Machinery

3 Nohab-Polar diesel-generators, 3 electric motors

Power, h. p.

4800

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

diesel oil 300

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/70 SAK40/48 (315) (fitted for)

Electronic equipment

2x radars

Complement

43

Project history: Icebreaker, converted as MCM support ship.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Thule 1982

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

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