Posted on 09/04/2007 8:25:53 AM PDT by george76
The Swedish navy's largest ship, HMS Carlskrona, is to be mothballed due to a lack of officers. A decision on whether to refit, sell or scrap the minelayer will be made later in the autumn.
The Carlskrona returned from its most recent long voyage in 2005. Since then, it has been kept in port most of the time...
The 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla in Karlskrona currently has 43 vacancies for officers. A number of officers resigned their commissions during the summer.
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How many masts does it have?
There are cheaper ways to lay mines.
They can shrink wrap it for about $8.00 a foot.
It's largest ship is a minelayer??
LOL.
YUM!
They had a ship?
Who knew!
They need to get a good used car salesman and sell it to the Swiss.
The Swedes, like most of Europe, believe that their posture of constant appeasement has made them safe and beloved. When their fool’s paradise inevitably turns out to be a hellish nightmare they are going to wish they had a military to go with their legions of “enlightened”, worthless bum-kissers.
43 vacancies for officers must be alot for Sweden ?
It’s a coastal defense navy, how large a ship does it need? The majority of its units are small, fast attack boats and small submarines.
Just a friendly ping...
in case you want to expand on the article leading the thread
I visited The Karlskrona years ago during its port visit to St. Barths. At the time, they were training midshipmen from their Naval Academy. Nice ship. As it was explained to me, they have more of a need for a defensive force of minelayers/sweepers, rather than long-range “offensive” platforms.
And BTW- Their Sailors know how to DRINK...
25 year old ship, so if it hasn’t been overhauled, it is probably showing its age. A pair of 57mm and a pair of 40mm guns, the ship is less than half the size of a modern destroyer.
That they have a navy is more surprising than the size of the ship. We need pictures of their uniforms — do they still wear the hats with the horns?
I don’t know how my comment went to you, I was responding to George 76
Europeans need to increase their defense from Islam
Yeah, I realize your right. It just struck me funny.
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