HSwMS Delfinen (De), was the fourth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]
 HSwMS Delfinen
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| History | |
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| Name | Delfinen |
| Namesake | Delfinen |
| Builder | Saab Kockums |
| Launched | 7 March 1961 |
| Commissioned | 7 June 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 1989 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped, 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Draken-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 69.3 m (227 ft) |
| Beam | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
| Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
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| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes) |
Construction and career edit
HSwMS Delfinen was launched on 7 March 1961 by Saab Kockums, Malmö and commissioned on 7 June 1962.
She was decommissioned in 1989 and scrapped later in Gävle in 1993.[2]
Gallery edit
- HSwMS Delfinen
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HSwMS Delfinen on 7 March 1961 -
HSwMS Delfinen in 1972 -
HSwMS Delfinen in 1982 -
References edit
- ^ Klintebo, Roderick (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 91-973075-3-X.
- ^ von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibl. Stockholm: Örlogsfartyg. ISBN 91-9731873-6.
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