UPPLAND HSwMS (Upd) submarine

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UPPLAND HSwMS (Upd) submarine

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:08 pm

Built as a submarine by Kockums yard in Malmo for the Swedish Royal Navy,
21 October 1994 laid down.
09 February 1996 launched as HSwMS UPPLAND (Upd), one of the Gotland-class submarines.
Displacement: 1526 tons standard, 1647 tons submerged, dim. 60.4 x 6.2 x 5.6m. (draught)
Propulsion: 2 × 1,300 bhp (970 kW) diesel engines, 2 × 75 kW Stirling engines, 1 × 1,800 shp (1,300 kW) electric motor, one shaft. Speed 10 kn surfaced, 20 kn submerged. Endurance: over 14 days submerged without snorkeling. Test depth 150 m.
Armament: 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes, 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes with 6 torpedoes, 48 external mines. Crew 35. October 1997 commissioned. Homeport Karlskrona, Sweden.

HSwMS UPPLAND (Upd) is a submarine in the Swedish Navy. It is the second submarine in the Gotland-class. The motto of HSwMS UPPLAND is "Prudencia Et Audacia".
Mid-life upgrade
In 2020, HSwMS UPPLAND did undergo a mid-life upgrade, as her sister HSwMS GOTLAND after her. During the upgrade, a number of systems that will be used in the next-generation submarines, the Blekinge-class (A26), was installed. More than 20 new systems onboard the new Gotland-class was implemented, which contributes to their de-risking for the A26. This also offers training opportunities for the crew when they in the future deploy onboard the A26.
The upgrade process entails many new systems, such as the Stirling AIP, a complete new mast suite, sonars and sensors as well as management and communication systems. In order to host all systems, the submarine has gained length to 62 m and another 200 tons in weight, to reach a displacement (surfaced) of 1580 tons.

2022 In active service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSwMS_UPPLAND_(Upd)
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