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Lätt trossbåt

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Swedish combat support boat type
Lätt trossbåt 671 off the coast of Ornö
Class overview
NameLätt trossbåt
BuildersSwede Ship Marine
Operators Swedish Navy
Succeeded byTrossbåt 600
Built1995–1999
Planned16
Completed16
Active16
General characteristics
TypeCombat support boat
Displacement65 tonnes (64 long tons)
Length24.6 m (80 ft 9 in)
Beam5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Draught0.93 m (3 ft 1 in)
Propulsion3 × Scania DSI14 V8
Speed
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+ standard
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) fully loaded
Complement
  • 3 (two officers and one engineer)
  • Up to 18 amphibious troops with full equipment
Sensors and
processing systems		1 × PNM-858 radar
Armament

Lätt trossbåt (English: Light tross boat) is a combat support boat built for the Swedish Navy by Swede Ship Marine between 1995 and 1999 and now used by the Swedish Amphibious Corps.

Design

The boat has a hull made out of aluminum with a length 24.6 m (80 ft 9 in) and beam of 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in), this gives it the space to fit three seamen as well as 18 fully-equipped amphibious troops.

References

  1. ^ "Product sheet 25 m Fast Supply Vessel" (PDF). swedeship.se (in Swedish). Swede Ship Marine. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. "Lätt trossbåt". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. "Lätt trossbåt typ 662". soldf.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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