The stealth features of the Visby are designed to minimise detection.
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The Visby Class of stealth corvettes is being built for the Swedish Navy. -
The first four Visby corvettes are for Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and... -
The Visby (K31) was launched in June 2000 and is due to commission in 2006. -
The stealth features of the Visby are designed to minimise detection. -
The hull material is a sandwich construction comprising a PVC core with a... -
General data on the Visby Class corvette. -
The Bofors 57mm Mark III gun fires up to 220 rounds/minute. -
The Visby combined diesel and gas (CODAG) propulsion. -
The corvettes will be equipped with eight RBS 15 anti-ship missiles. -
The vessel has ROVs for mine hunting and mine disposal.
