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Royal Swedish Navy - Svenska Marinen
Draken II (A12) class Submarine
 
 
draken a12 class attack submarine ubåt swedish navy svenska marinen försvarsmakten kockums karlskronavarvet 02x
   
09/22
Units:
 
 HSwMS Draken
HSwMS Gripen
HSwMS Vargen
HSwMS Delfinen
HSwMS Nordkaparen
HSwMS Springaren
 
 
Specifications:
 
 Displacement: 770 tonnes (surfaced) / 950 tonnes (submerged)
Length: 69.3 m (227 feet 4 inches)
Beam: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Draft: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h), surfaced / 22 knots (41 km/h), submerged
Complement: 36

Propulsion:
Diesel-Electric
2 x Pielstick diesel generators (1660 hp)
2 x ASEA electric motors
1 shaft / 1 propeller

Armament:
4 x 533 mm (21") Torpedo Tubes for up to 12 x heavy-weight torpedoes
 
Systems:
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Boats:
unit name builder launched  commissioned STATUS
HSwMS Draken dragon Kockums April 1, 1960 April 4, 1962 decommissioned in 1982 / scrapped
HSwMS Gripen griffin Karlskronavervet May 31, 1960 April 28, 1962  decommissioned in 1982 / scrapped
HSwMS Vargen wolf Kockums May 20, 1960 November 15, 1961 decommissioned in 1989 / scrapped
HSwMS Delfinen dolphin Karlskronavarvet March 7, 1961 June 7, 1962 decommissioned in 1989 / scrapped
HSwMS Nordkaparen north caper Kockums March 8, 1961 April 4, 1962 decommissioned in 1988 / museum
HSwMS Springaren horse Kockums August 31, 1961 November 7, 1962 decommissioned in 1987 / scrapped
 
The Draken class 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.
 
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HSwMS Draken



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HSwMS Gripen

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HSwMS Gripen

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HSwMS Gripen



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HSwMS Vargen

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HSwMS Vargen

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HSwMS Vargen



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HSwMS Delfinen


HSwMS Delfinen

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HSwMS Delfinen

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HSwMS Delfinen



HSwMS Nordkaparen - sorry, no image



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HSwMS Springaren

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HSwMS Springaren
 
 
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