Swedish Navy Nord SS.11 1958 V17277
Summary
Nord Aviation SS.11 missiles, mounted on the Swedish Navy torpedo boat HMS Altair (T108), docked at Karlskrona Naval Base.
Despite the SS.11 being an anti-tank missile, it was used by the Swedish Navy as an anti-ship missile, with the purpose of taking out Warsaw Pact landing crafts, making it the smallest anti-ship missile in the world. The SS.11 was designated as the Robot 53 by the Swedish Navy.
Tags
sweden
swedish navy
naval history
1958 in sweden
hms altair t 108
naval port of karlskrona
nord ss 11
marinmuseum
swedish naval museum
navy
high resolution
ship
artillery
navy guns
Date
1958
Source
Marinmuseum
Link
Copyright info
public domain