Draken-class submarine

HSwMS Nordkaparen at the Maritime Museum in Gothenburg.
Class overview
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:
  • 770 tonnes (Surfaced)
  • 950 tonnes submerged
Length: 69.3 m (227 ft)
Beam: 5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught: 5.3 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
Complement: 36
Armament: 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes)

The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish Navy 1960-1962. A total of six submarines was delivered and kept in service until the late 1980s when the more modern Näcken-class replaced them. 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.

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

References

  • Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
  1. ↑ http://axelnelson.com/skepp/nordkaparen.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.submarines.se/index-1.htm#draken Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine.



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