HSwMS Sundsvall (K24)

Not to be confused with HSwMS Sundsvall (J12).
HSwMS Sundsvall in 2010.
History
Sweden
Name: Sundsvall
Namesake: Sundsvall
Laid down: March 1989
Launched: 29 November 1991
Commissioned: 7 June 1993
General characteristics
Class and type: Göteborg-class corvette

HSwMS Sundsvall (naval designation K24) is a Swedish Navy Göteborg-class corvette, named after the northern Swedish coastal city of Sundsvall. The ship was launched in 1991 and entered naval service in 1993.

Together with its sister ship HSwMS Gävle, HSwMS Sundsvall took part in the United Nations operation off the coast of Lebanon following the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.[1]

References

  1. "Swedish Armed Forces: The Swedish Navy". Forsvarsmakten.se. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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