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.
 HSwMS Draken in 1962.
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders | Kockums |
| Operators |  Swedish Navy |
| Preceded by | Hajen-class |
| Succeeded by | Sjöormen-class |
| Built | 1957-1962 |
| In commission | 1962-1988 |
| Planned | 6 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 0 |
| Retired | 6 |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 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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| Speed |
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| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes) |
One submarine, HSwMS Nordkaparen, was preserved and can today been seen at the Maritiman in Gothenburg.[1][2]
References
edit- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995
- ^ "Untitled Document".
- ^ "Submarines, Svenska ubåtar (1883-1998), Jan-Erik Thoft". www.submarines.se. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
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