HMS Smyge
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HMS Smyge was an experimental ship of the Swedish Navy
used to test stealth
technology. Experiences from the Smyge were used while planning the Visby class corvette
s. Today Smyge is used for training at the Swedish Navy Academy
Swedish Navy
The Royal Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps .In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes...
used to test stealth
Stealth ship
A stealth ship is a ship which employs stealth technology construction techniques in an effort to ensure that it is harder to detect by one or more of radar, visual, sonar, and infrared methods...
technology. Experiences from the Smyge were used while planning the Visby class corvette
Visby class corvette
The Visby is the latest class of corvette to be adopted by the Royal Swedish Navy after the Göteborg and the Stockholm class corvettes. The ship's design heavily emphasizes "low visibility" or stealth technology. The first ship in the class is named after Visby, the main city on the island of Gotland...
s. Today Smyge is used for training at the Swedish Navy Academy