HSwMS Visby

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Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Visby, named after the city of Visby:

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Swedish Navy Naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (Flottan) – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (Amfibiekåren).

<i>Visby</i>-class corvette Stealth Missile Corvette

The Visby class is the latest class of corvette to be adopted by the Swedish Navy after the Göteborg and Stockholm-class corvettes. The ship's design heavily emphasizes low visibility, radar cross-section and infrared signature. The first ship in the class is named after Visby, the main city on the island of Gotland. The class has received widespread international attention because of its capabilities as a stealth ship.

Visby is the largest city on the Swedish island of Gotland.

HSwMS <i>Härnösand</i> (K33)

HSwMS Härnösand (K33) is the third ship of the Visby-class corvettes ordered by the Swedish Government and built by Kockums. The Härnösand is designed for mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare.

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Uppland, named after Uppland province:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Najad, named after the mythological water spirit:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Carlskrona or HSwMS Karlskrona, named after the city of Karlskrona:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Stockholm, named after the city of Stockholm:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Mode, named after Módi, the son of Thor in Norse mythology:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Munin, named after the son of Thor in Norse mythology:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Sundsvall, named after the city of Sundsvall:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Härnösand, named after the city of Härnösand:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Helsingborg, named after the city of Helsingborg:

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Tordön or HSwMS Thordön, named after the Old Norse word for thunder:

Six warships of Sweden have been named Södermanland, after Södermanland:

Five warships of Sweden have been named Draken, after Draken:

Seven warships of Sweden have been named Gripen, after Gripen:

Five warships of Sweden have been named Delfinen :

Five warships of Sweden have been named Kalmar, after Kalmar:

HSwMS <i>Nyköping</i> (K34)

HSwMS Nyköping(K34) was the fourth ship of the Visby-class corvette.