What You Need to Know: The Swedish Navy’s Gotland-class submarine, built between 1992 and 1996, revolutionized diesel-electric submarines with its Stirling engine air-independent propulsion (AIP) ...
Key Points and Summary – In 2005, workups off California, Sweden’s AIP-powered HMS Gotland (built for around $100,000,000) ...
Its Stirling AIP lets the boat remain submerged for weeks without snorkeling, dramatically reducing exposure across patrol ...
What You Need to Know: In 2005, the Swedish diesel-electric submarine HMS Gotland participated in a naval exercise with the U.S. Navy off the coast of California. Despite operating against a ...
What You Need to Know: For years, Sweden’s Gotland-class diesel-electric submarines have stood as some of the most advanced vessels in the nation’s navy. Pioneering the use of the Stirling engine ...