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HSwMS Spica (T121)

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HSwMS Spica at sea.
History
Sweden
NameHSwMS Spica
NamesakeSpica
BuilderGötaverken AB
Launched24 June 1966
Decommissioned1989
IdentificationT121
StatusMuseum ship since 1989
General characteristics
Class and typeSpica-class fast attack craft (FAC)
Displacement210 tons
Length42.5 m (139 ft)
Beam7.1 m (23 ft)
Draught2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
PropulsionThree Bristol Proteus 4,250 HP gas-turbines driving 3 hydraulically controllable pitch screws
Speed40 knots+
Complement30
ArmamentBofors 57 mm gun, 6× 533 mm (21.0 in) wire-guided torpedoes, 2× 7.62×51mm NATO machine guns, Flare and chaff rockets, naval mines and/or depth charges

HSwMS Spica (T121) is a former Swedish Navy Spica-class, torpedo-armed, fast attack craft (FAC), now a museum ship at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

Construction and career

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The vessel was one of three constructed in the 1960s by Götaverken AB on Hisingen, the other two being HSwMS Sirius (T122) and HSwMS Capella (T123). Three similar vessels were built by Karlskronavarvet.

The vessel was taken out of service in 1989 and made into a museum ship in her former home port of Karlskrona until 2002. It was subsequently moved to the Vasa Museum. It is a listed historic ship of Sweden.

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References

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  • "Welcome to T 121 Spica". Spicas Vänner. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
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