HSwMS Furusund

HSwMS Furusund is a ship of the Swedish Navy, delivered in 1986 as a prototype replacement for the Type 12 minelaying ship. Her home port is Berga, and she was built at Åsieverken in Åmål. The primary assignments for the ship and its crew include diving, salvage operations, and underwater work. In 2024, two new ships were ordered from Astilleros Armon Vigo SA to replace HSwMS Furusund and HSwMS Pelikanen, with deliveries expected between 2026 and 2027.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Notable missions

HSwMS Furusund took part in the salvage of the bow indicator of MS Estonia.^[2]

References

^ Rothvall, Christopher Kullenberg (February 28, 2024). "Sjöfartstidningen - Två nya arbetsfartyg till Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish).
^ ^a ^b "kustartilleriet.se" (in Swedish). March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
^ "HMS Furusund - Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish).
^ https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2019/04/ett-annorlunda-uppdrag-for-hms-furusund/ (in Swedish)

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[1] Rothvall, Christopher Kullenberg (February 28, 2024). "Sjöfartstidningen - Två nya arbetsfartyg till Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish).

[auto-2] "kustartilleriet.se" (in Swedish). March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.

[3] "HMS Furusund - Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish).

[4] ttps://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2019/04/ett-annorlunda-uppdrag-for-hms-furusund/ (in Swedish)

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