HSwMS Springaren (1961)

HSwMS Springaren (Sp), was the sixth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]

HSwMS Springaren
History
Sweden
NameSpringaren
NamesakeSpringaren
BuilderSaab Kockums
Launched31 August 1961
Commissioned7 November 1962
Decommissioned1 October 1987
Identification
  • Sp
  • Spr
Motto
  • Vade Retro Audaces Fortuna Juvat
  • (Fold Here! Happiness Stands The Bold Bee)
FateScrapped, 1999
General characteristics
Class and typeDraken-class submarine
Displacement
  • 770 t (758 long tons), surfaced
  • 950 t (935 long tons), 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)

Construction and career

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HSwMS Springaren was launched on 31 August 1961 by Saab Kockums, Malmö and commissioned on 7 November 1962.

On September 24, 1980, Springaren was extremely close to colliding with an unknown submarine east of Huvudskär. During an exercise, she operated together with one of the Navy's anti-submarine helicopters. The hydrophone operator on Springaren reads a hydrophone effect. It sounds like a rattling moped at high speed. The connecting helicopters also detect the visitor, and immediately classify it as a submarine.[2] The incident was followed by a two-week submarine hunt.

She was decommissioned on 1 October 1987 and later scrapped in Muskö in 1999.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Klintebo, Roderick (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 91-973075-3-X.
  2. ^ Hellberg, Anders; Jörle, Anders (1984). Ubåt 137 – Tio dagar som skakade Sverige. Atlantis. p. 30. ISBN 91-7486-335-5.
  3. ^ von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibl. Stockholm: Örlogsfartyg. ISBN 91-9731873-6.