HSwMS Artemis

HSwMS Artemis is a signals intelligence gathering vessel currently under construction for the Swedish Navy.

History
Sweden
NameArtemis
BuilderSaab Kockums & Nauta Shipyard
Laid down19 June 2018
Launched17 April 2019
Commissioned2023-2024
HomeportKarlskrona
StatusFitting out
General characteristics
TypeSignals intelligence gathering vessel
Displacement2,200
Length74.6 m (244 ft 9 in)
Beam14.0 m (45 ft 11 in)
Propulsion4 diesel generators, 990 kW (1,330 hp) each
Complement35 cabins, 40 bunks

The ship is to replace Sweden's only signals intelligence vessel, HSwMS Orion, which was launched in 1984. Artemis was ordered on 10 April 2017 and was laid down on 19 June 2018 at the Polish shipyard Nauta and the ship was launched on 17 April 2019.[1][2][3] The ship will be 74 metres (242 ft 9 in) long and it will have a displacement of 2,200 tons.[4]

The project was delayed in March 2021 because the Polish shipyard had economic difficulties and was unable to finish the ship.[5] As a result it was towed to Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona, Sweden in February 2022 where construction of the ship was finished with the help of staff from Poland.[6] Artemis was handed over by Saab Kockums to the Swedish defence material administration on 28 April 2023. The outfitting of the ship is being performed by the National Defence Radio Establishment. Artemis is planned to be commissioned by 2024 at the latest.[7][8]

References
  1. Hedberg, Henrik. "FMV beställer signalspaningsfartyg av Saab AB". Fmv.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  2. "Saab Announce Keel Laying of Swedish Navy's Future SIGINT Vessel". Navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. Ohlsson, Matilda (2019-04-17). "Orions efterträdare sjösatt". Sydöstran.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  4. "Sweden's new signals intelligence ship HSwMS Artemis launched in Poland". Naval Today. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  5. "Nya signalspaningsfartyget kvar i Karlskrona efter pengakris" [The new signal reconnaissance vessel remains in Karlskrona after money crisis]. svt.se (in Swedish). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. Blekinge, P4 (2021-06-01). "Nya signalspaningsfartyget byggs klart i Karlskrona". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  7. "Saab delivers new SIGINT-ship HMS Artemis to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV". Start. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  8. "Nytt signalspaningsfartyg snart hos försvaret". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
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