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Draken II-class submarine

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HSwMS Draken in 1962.
Class overview
BuildersKockums
Operators Swedish Navy
Preceded byHajen-class
Succeeded bySjöormen-class
Built1957-1962
In commission1962-1988
Planned6
Completed6
Active0
Retired6
Preserved1
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 770 tonnes (Surfaced)
  • 950 tonnes submerged
Length69.3 m (227 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp
  • 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 22 knots submerged
Complement36
Armament4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes)

The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish Navy from 1960 to 1962. A total of six submarines were delivered. Four of the boats were modernised in 1981–82. The design was a modified version of the Hajen-class with only one shaft with a larger 5-bladed propeller for improved underwater performance and reduced noise. Draken, Vargen, Nordkaparen and Springaren were ordered from Kockums. Gripen and Delfinen were from Karlskrona. These boats were decommissioned 1988-90 and were succeeded by the Sjöormen-class and Näcken-class submarines.

One submarine, HSwMS Nordkaparen, was preserved and can today been seen at the Maritiman in Gothenburg.[1][2]

References

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  • Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995
  1. ^ "Untitled Document".
  2. ^ "Submarines, Svenska ubåtar (1883-1998), Jan-Erik Thoft". www.submarines.se. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.