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Visby Class Corvette
Defining stealth at sea
HMS Karlstad - a Visby Class Corvette
Technical data
| Overall length | 73 m |
| Beam | 10.4 m |
| Displacement | 640 tonnes (fully equipped) |
| Draught | 2.4 m |
| Crew | 43 |
| Hull material | Sandwich construction carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) |
| High-speed machinery | 4 gas turbines, total rating 16 000 kW |
| Low-speed machinery | 2 diesel engines, total rating 2600 kW |
| Propulsion | 2 waterjet propulsors |
| Speed | >35 knots |
Page updated Wednesday, February 03, 2010.
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The VISBY Class Corvette - Defining Stealth at Sea
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