HSwMS Trossö (A264)

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.

HSwMS Trossö
History
Sweden
Name
  • Trossö
  • Livonia (1991–1998)
  • Arnold Veymer (1984–1991)
NamesakeSwedish island Trossö
BuilderOy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku, Finland
Launched1984
Acquired1997
Commissioned1998
Identification
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General characteristics
Class and typeAkademik Shuleykin-class research vessel
Displacement2,140 t (2,110 long tons)
Length71.6 m (234 ft 11 in)
Beam12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draft4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion2 × diesel engines, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement61 men, including 27 enlisted
ArmamentMachine guns
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