Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships

Keel was laid for two of Sweden’s future torpedo recovery and underwater tasks warships at a shipyard in Spain on Thursday.

The navy's new ships are planned to be delivered to the navy in 2027-2028 and will then belong to the naval military bases in Haninge and Karlskrona to be part of the navy's logistics concept. The ships will replace the existing torpedo boat HMS Pelikanen and HMS Furusund.

The ships' main task will be to recover torpedoes but also to carry out other types of qualified underwater work and will be an important cog in the navy's new logistics concept.

The ships will be equipped with an underwater vehicle that can go to a depth of 500 meters and a diving container so that divers can work from the platform.

“Our new work vessels not only replace the old vessels but also provide the Navy with more modern and in-demand capabilities, which is in line with the current global situation. They will thus be an important complement to HMS Belos, which is currently being used for underwater work, including work related to critical underwater infrastructure and diving,” says Robert Schöllin, head of the Navy's Materiel Office.

The ships will be approximately 50 meters long and displace around 1,000 tons, which means that they will be similar to today's Koster-class minesweepers in length and width but displace significantly more.

The ships have been named HMS Tumlaren and HMS Sälen.