HSwMS Delfinen (1961)

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HSwMS Delfinen
History
Sweden
NameDelfinen
NamesakeDelfinen
BuilderSaab Kockums
Launched7 March 1961
Commissioned7 June 1962
Decommissioned1989
Identification
  • De
  • Del
FateScrapped, 1993
General characteristics
Class & 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)

HSwMS Delfinen (De), was the fourth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1][page needed]

Construction and career

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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][page needed]

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  • HSwMS Delfinen
  • HSwMS Delfinen on 7 March 1961
    HSwMS Delfinen on 7 March 1961
  • HSwMS Delfinen in 1972
    HSwMS Delfinen in 1972
  • HSwMS Delfinen in 1982
    HSwMS Delfinen in 1982

References

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  1. ^ Klintebo, Roderick, ed. (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904-2004. Forum navales skriftserie, 1650-1837; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 919730753X. SELIBR 9421249.
  2. ^ von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan; Ohlsson, Curt S. (2003). Örlogsfartyg: svenska maskindrivna fartyg under tretungad flagg. [Forum navales skriftserie], 1650-1837; [6] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibl. i samarbete med Marinlitteratur. ISBN 919743843X. OCLC 57511564. SELIBR 8873330.
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