Karlskrona
Britishnoun
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The Gotland is based at Karlskrona, about 350 km across the Baltic from Kaliningrad.
From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023
“But this is serious. It underlines that we have a very risky situation in our immediate vicinity,” Kristersson said during a press conference at the Karlskrona naval base in southern Sweden.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 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
One stormy night he had suddenly surprised the convoy fleet at Karlskrona and burnt a large portion of it.
From The Tower of Dago by Jókai, Mór
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