HSwMS Artemis

History
Sweden
Name	Artemis
Builder	Saab Kockums & Nauta Shipyard
Laid down	19 June 2018
Launched	17 April 2019
Christened	3 April 2024[1]
Commissioned	15 November 2023
Homeport	Karlskrona
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Signals intelligence gathering vessel
Displacement	2,200
Length	74.6 m (244 ft 9 in)
Beam	14.0 m (45 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	4 diesel generators, 990 kW (1,330 hp) each
Complement	35 cabins, 40 bunks

HSwMS Artemis is a signals intelligence gathering vessel currently in service for the Swedish Navy.

The ship is to replace Sweden's only signals intelligence vessel, HSwMS Orion, which was launched in 1984. Artemis was ordered on 10 April 2017 and was laid down on 19 June 2018 at the Polish shipyard Nauta and the ship was launched on 17 April 2019.^[2][3][4] The ship will be 74 metres (242 ft 9 in) long and it will have a displacement of 2,200 tons.^[5]

The project was delayed in March 2021 because the Polish shipyard had economic difficulties and was unable to finish the ship.^[6] As a result it was towed to Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona, Sweden in February 2022 where construction of the ship was finished with the help of staff from Poland.^[7] Artemis was handed over by Saab Kockums to the Swedish defence material administration on 28 April 2023. The outfitting of the ship was performed by the National Defence Radio Establishment and it was commissioned 15 November 2023. ^[8]

HSwMS Artemis was christened on 3 April 2024, in Karlskrona. The christening was performed by the Director-General of the National Defence Radio Establishment, Björn Lyrvall.^[1]

References

1. Adamsson, Jimmie (3 April 2024). "Sveriges nya signalspaningsfartyg döpt" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
2. Hedberg, Henrik. "FMV beställer signalspaningsfartyg av Saab AB" (in Swedish). Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
3. "Saab Announce Keel Laying of Swedish Navy's Future SIGINT Vessel". Navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
4. Ohlsson, Matilda (2019-04-17). "Orions efterträdare sjösatt". Sydöstran (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-04-24.
5. "Sweden's new signals intelligence ship HSwMS Artemis launched in Poland". Naval Today. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
6. Larsson, Lars (1 March 2021). "Nya signalspaningsfartyget kvar i Karlskrona efter pengakris" [The new signal reconnaissance vessel remains in Karlskrona after money crisis] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. TT. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
7. Blekinge, P4 (2021-06-01). "Nya signalspaningsfartyget byggs klart i Karlskrona" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
8. "FMV levererar nytt signalspaningsfartyg till försvarsmakten" [The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration Saab delivers new SIGINT-ship to the navy] (in Swedish). Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. Retrieved 2023-11-28.