HSwMS Trossö (A264)

	HSwMS Trossö
History
Sweden
Name	Trossö; Livonia (1991–1998) ; Arnold Veymer (1984–1991) ;
Namesake	Swedish island Trossö
Builder	Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku, Finland
Launched	1984
Acquired	1997
Commissioned	1998
Identification	IMO number: 8119027; MMSI number: 265837000; Callsign: SGFQ;
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General characteristics
Class and type	Akademik Shuleykin-class research vessel
Displacement	2,140 t (2,110 long tons)
Length	71.6 m (234 ft 11 in)
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draft	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	61 men, including 27 enlisted
Armament	Machine guns

HSwMS Trossö (A264) is an auxiliary ship in the Swedish Navy. She was built in Finland for the Soviet Navy as an Akademik Shuleykin-class ice-strengthened patrol craft tender, launched in 1984 as Arnold Veymer and renamed Livonia in 1991. Her sister ships were Akademik Shuleykin, Akademik Gamburtsev, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanovskiy, Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin, Professor Polshkov, Professor Khromov and Akademik Shokalskiy.

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