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Karlskrona

British  
/ ˈkɑɪlsˌkrəʊnə /

noun

  1. a port in S Sweden: Sweden's main naval base since 1680. Pop: 61 097 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Gotland is based at Karlskrona, about 350 km across the Baltic from Kaliningrad.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

The incident occurred on a passenger ferry heading from a port in northern Poland to Karlskrona.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

In 1981 a Soviet Whiskey-class submarine, U137, ran aground near Karlskrona, a Swedish naval base.

From Economist • Oct. 23, 2014

The most famous incident took place in 1981 when a Soviet submarine hit rocks near Karlskrona, the main Swedish naval base, in the south of the country.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2014

The two latter had lived some time at Karlskrona in order to be present at the fitting out and repairing of the vessel.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

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