HSwMS Trossö (A264)

A264 HMS Trossö
History
Swedish Navy
Name	HMS Trossö
Builder	Laivateollisuus, Turku, Finland
Launched	1984
Acquired	1997
Commissioned	1998
General characteristics
Class and type	Akademik Shuleykin class
Displacement	2140 tonnes
Length	71.6m
Beam	12.8m
Draft	4.5m
Propulsion	2x diesel engines, 3000 hk
Speed	14 knots
Complement	34 Officers 27 Conscripts
Armament	Machineguns

HMS Trossö was built for the Soviet Navy in Finland as a Akademik Shuleykin class patrol craft tender, she was launched 1984 with the name Livonia.

History

The Swedish Navy bought HMS Trossö from Estonia in 1997 and she entered service 1998. She was refitted 2003 at Falkvarv, Falkenberg and now serves the 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla as a support ship, she also serves as a command ship during larger exercises. In November 2008 it was announced that HMS Trossö together with two corvettes, HMS "Stockholm" and HMS "Malmö", from the Swedish royal navy would be transported by "Eide Trader" and deployed outside the Somalian coast to fight piracy.

References

• Swedish Armed Forces - HMS Trossö Template:Sv icon
• 3rd Surfacewarfare Flotilla - 34th Supportdivision Template:Sv icon
• World Navies Today - Trosso patrol craft tender Template:En icon
• Örlogsboken 2003 Template:Sv icon