HSwMS Västervik
ManufacturerKarlskrona shipyard
HSwMS Västervik (T-136/R-136) is a Norrköping-class missile boat and museum ship at the Marinmuseum in Karlskrona, Sweden. Launched in 1974, the ship was built as part of a new doctrine intended to use small and maneuverable vessels to defend the Swedish coast. Throughout the Cold War, she helped to maintain Swedish neutrality; in one incident, she formed part of the Swedish response to the grounding of Soviet submarine S-363.
In the mid-1980s, she was fitted with anti-ship missiles in place of torpedo tubes. After she was passed over for another refit in the late 1990s, her last voyage was in 1997. The Marinmuseum acquired Västervik to serve as an exhibit about life on missile boats, which was open by 2002.
In the mid-1980s, she was fitted with anti-ship missiles in place of torpedo tubes. After she was passed over for another refit in the late 1990s, her last voyage was in 1997. The Marinmuseum acquired Västervik to serve as an exhibit about life on missile boats, which was open by 2002.
