Will the successor to the Visby class retain the same design lineage?
Short answerA modified Visby is considered a plausible approach, but a participant also notes that the proposed successor is supposed to be a clean-sheet design.
NotesAlex Clarke recalls discussing a Visby successor with a naval architect during a Scandinavian tour and suspects that one option is a modified, improved Visby. The argument is that the existing design already works well enough to justify retaining its strengths. The size comparison for the Luleå proposal puts the new vessel at roughly 120 metres against Visby's 72 metres, with eight ships discussed as replacements for six. Another participant notes that it is supposed to be a clean-sheet design. The resemblance is therefore an interpretation of the proposed ship, rather than confirmation that the new class is a stretched Visby.