Strb 90H no. 825 at speedPhotographed approaching Gothenburg on 6 April 2010.
Combat Boat 90 (CB90) is a class of fast military assault craft originally developed for the Royal Swedish Navy by Dockstavarvet. In addition to the many variants in service with the Swedish Navy under the Strb 90 H designation, the CB 90 has been adopted by the navies of several countries.
The CB90 is an exceptionally fast and agile boat. Its light weight, shallow draught, and twin water jets allow it to operate at speeds of up to 40 knots (74 km/h) in shallow coastal waters. The water jets are partially ducted, which, along with underwater control surfaces similar to a submarine's diving planes, allows the CB90 to execute extremely sharp turns at high speed, decelerate from top speed to a full stop in 2.5 boat lengths, and adjust its pitch and roll angle while under way.
The Royal Swedish Navy has 200 of these boats.
See also
picture #2006 and
picture #3307 which show variants in non-Navy use.
Length overall: 15.9 m, Beam: 3.8 m, Draught: 0.8 m. Full load displacement 20,500 kg (45,190 lbs).
Propulsion: 2 x 625 bhp Scania DSI14 V8 Diesel; 2 x Kamewa FF water jets.
Complement: 3 (two officers and one engineer).
Can carry up to 21 amphibious troops with full equipment.
Armament: 3 × Browning M2HB machine guns, 1 × Mk 19 grenade launcher.
Strb = Stridsbåt = Combat boat.
H = Halv pluton = Half platoon (21 men).
4 naval mines or 6 depth charges
Picture added on 07 April 2010 at 08:18
