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Visby-class corvette

Swedish corvette class designed for littoral operations and reduced signatures.

by Saab

FieldedVesselSeaContract awardDec 2, 2003
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HSwMS Visby, a Visby-class corvette, in Visby harbor

Photo: Photo by Mr Bullitt via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (PD-self) · Resized and reencoded as WebP; no additional crop.

Milestones19992003
  1. MilestoneEarliest documented public appearance: naval officer’s published class description, confirmed
  2. MilestoneOrder for two additional Visby-class corvettes announced, confirmed
  3. Contract awardRBS15 integration contract announced, confirmed

Timeline3

  1. MilestoneConfirmed

    Earliest documented public appearance: naval officer’s published class description

    Earliest supported public appearance found in the sources reviewed for this research; not a claim of the first-ever announcement or original unveiling. Earlier evidence may revise this date. Captain Engevall’s March 1999 Proceedings article describes the named class. This predates the August 1999 order release found in the previous pass.

    SourcesU.S. Naval Institute / Captain Thomas E. Engevall, Royal Swedish Navy

  2. MilestoneConfirmed

    Order for two additional Visby-class corvettes announced

    Celsius announced an FMV order for two additional corvettes and said six were then on order. These are contemporary order quantities, not a claim about the eventual fleet. The release establishes public use of the class name before the lead ship’s 2000 launch, not its first unveiling.

    SourcesCelsius

  3. Contract awardConfirmed

    RBS15 integration contract announced

    SourcesSaab wins MSEK 210 order for anti-ship missile system on Visby-class corvettes

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Operators1

  • SESweden

Sources5

  1. 1.
    Other24 Hours on Sweden's $200M Stealth Warship

    Sam Eckholm · Jul 1, 2026 · Supports: System · name

    “Visby”
  2. 2.
    CompanyCelsius receives order for two stealth technology corvettes

    Celsius · Aug 31, 1999 · Supports: System milestone

    “has received an order for two additional Visby-class corvettes from FMV”
  3. 3.
    CompanySaab wins MSEK 210 order for anti-ship missile system on Visby-class corvettes

    Supports: System milestone

    “Saab has won an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to adapt and integrate a planning and combat management system for the RBS15 on the Visby-class corvette.”
  4. 4.
    CompanyVisby-class corvette | Saab

    Supports: System, System · operator countries

    “The Visby-class corvettes from Saab”
  5. 5.
    ResearchSwedish Navy Mixes Evolution and Revolution to Launch Stealth Multimission Corvette

    U.S. Naval Institute / Captain Thomas E. Engevall, Royal Swedish Navy · Supports: System milestone

    “The Royal Swedish Navy's first stealth ship, the corvette* Visby*, is in production”

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