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Royal Swedish Navy - Svenska Marinen
Plejad class Fast Attack Craft, Torpedo
 
 
plejad class fast attack craft torpedo boat vessel swedish navy svenska marinen 07x lurssen bremen
   
09/22
Units:
 
T102 HSwMS Plejad
T103 HSwMS Polaris
T104 HSwMS Pollux
T105 HSwMS Regulus
T106 HSwMS Rigel
T107 HSwMS Aldebaran
T108 HSwMS Altair
T109 HSwMS Antares
T110 HSwMS Arcturus
T111 HSwMS Argo
T112 HSwMS Astrea
  
 
Specifications:
 
Builder: Lürssen, Bremen, Germany
 
 Displacement: 155 tons (standard) / 175 tons (full)
Length: 48 m (157 feet 6 inches)
Beam: 5.8 m (19 ft)
Draft: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Speed: 38 knots (70 km/h)
Range: ?
Complement: 33

Propulsion:
3 x Mercedes Benz MB 518/3 diesel engines (2200 kW / 3000 hp, each)
3 shafts / 3 propellers

Armament:
2 x Bofors M/48 40mm/L70 AA guns
 6 x 533mm torpedo tubes for Torped 14 or Torped 61 heavy-weight torpedoes
mines
Systems:
?
  
Aviation:
none
  
 
Ships:
unit launched commissioned STATUS
 T102 HSwMS Plejad November 21, 1953 May 21, 1954 decommissioned July 1, 1977
 T103 HSwMS Polaris January 18, 1954 June 21, 1954 decommissioned July 1, 1977
T104 HSwMS Pollux  March 3, 1954 October 11, 1954 decommissioned July 1, 1977
 T105 HSwMS Regulus April 15, 1954 October 8, 1954 decommissioned July 1, 1977
 T106 HSwMS Rigel June 16, 1954 October 14, 1954 decommissioned July 1, 1977
 T107 HSwMS Aldebaran August 16, 1954 January 27, 1955 decommissioned July 1, 1981
 T108 HSwMS Altair May 24, 1956 December 7, 1957 decommissioned July 1, 1977
 T109 HSwMS Antares August 14, 1956 December 14, 1956 decommissioned July 1, 1977
 T110 HSwMS Arcturus November 5, 1956 April 10, 1957 decommissioned July 1, 1981
 T111 HSwMS Argo January 18, 1957 June 15, 1957 decommissioned July 1, 1977
 T112 HSwMS Astrea  March 15, 1957 August 21, 1957 decommissioned July 1, 1977
 
The Plejad class was a class of torpedo boats (Torpedbåt) of the Swedish Navy. 11 units were built by German Lürssen shipbuilding in Bremen, Germany.

The Plejad class was built using experience from HMS Perseus, which was a prototype ship designed with a new double-acting engine type from Götaverken. However, this was never completed and Perseus was later used as an experimental vessel for gas turbine operation.

The vessels were named after (astronomical) stars. 
 
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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad

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T102 HSwMS Plejad



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T103 HSwMS Polaris

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T103 HSwMS Polaris

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T103 HSwMS Polaris

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T103 HSwMS Polaris

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T103 HSwMS Polaris

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T103 HSwMS Polaris

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T103 HSwMS Polaris

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T103 HSwMS Polaris



t104 pollux hms hswms plejad class fast attack craft torpedo boat vessel swedish navy svenska marinen 02
T104 HSwMS Pollux

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T104 HSwMS Pollux

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T104 HSwMS Pollux


T105 HSwMS Regulus - no images


t106 rigel hms hswms plejad class fast attack craft torpedo boat vessel swedish navy svenska marinen 02
T106 HSwMS Rigel

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T106 HSwMS Rigel

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T106 HSwMS Rigel

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T106 HSwMS Rigel

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T106 HSwMS Rigel

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T106 HSwMS Rigel



t107 aldebaran hms hswms plejad class fast attack craft torpedo boat vessel swedish navy svenska marinen 07
T107 HSwMS Aldebaran

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T107 HSwMS Aldebaran

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T107 HSwMS Aldebaran

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T107 HSwMS Aldebaran

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T107 HSwMS Aldebaran

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T107 HSwMS Aldebaran



t108 altair hms hswms plejad class fast attack craft torpedo boat vessel swedish navy svenska marinen 02
T108 HSwMS Altair

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T108 HSwMS Altair

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T108 HSwMS Altair

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T108 HSwMS Altair



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T109 HSwMS Antares

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T109 HSwMS Antares



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T110 HSwMS Arcturus


T111 HSwMS Argo - no images


T112 HSwMS Astrea - no images



CLASS + DETAIL IMAGES
 
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533mm heavy-weight torpedo launch

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Bofors 40mm AA gun

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a sea-mine was launched via the mine-rail



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Nord Aviation SS.11 missiles, mounted on the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Antares (T109), docked at Karlskrona Naval Base.
Despite the SS.11 being an anti-tank missile, it was used by the Swedish Navy as an anti-ship missile, with the purpose of taking out
Warsaw Pact landing crafts, making it the smallest anti-ship missile in the world. The SS.11 was designated as the Robot 53 by the Swedish Navy.

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Nord Aviation SS.11 missiles, mounted on the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Antares (T109)

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Nord Aviation SS.11 missiles, mounted on the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Antares (T109)


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Nord Aviation SS.11 missile, fired from the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Altair (T108).
Despite the SS.11 being an anti-tank missile, it was used by the Swedish Navy as an anti-ship missile, with the purpose of taking out
Warsaw Pact landing crafts, making it the smallest anti-ship missile in the world. The SS.11 was designated as the Robot 53 by the Swedish Navy.

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Nord Aviation SS.11 missile, fired from the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Altair (T108)

plejad class fast attack craft torpedo boat vessel swedish navy svenska marinen nord aviation ss.10 missile ssm 05
Nord Aviation SS.10 missiles, mounted on the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Altair (T108), docked at Karlskrona Naval Base.
Despite the SS.10 being an anti-tank missile, it was tested by the Swedish Navy as an anti-ship missile, with the purpose of taking out Warsaw Pact landing crafts.
Ultimately the Nord SS.11 was chosen over the SS.10 because of its longer range.
The SS.11 went into service with the Swedish Navy in 1958, with the Swedish designation Robot 53.

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Nord Aviation SS.10 missiles, mounted on the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Altair (T108)

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Nord Aviation SS.10 missiles, mounted on the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Altair (T108)

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Nord Aviation SS.10 missiles, mounted on the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Altair (T108)
 
 
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