Hajen-class submarine (1954)

HSwMS Hajen.
Class overview
BuildersKockums
Operators Swedish Navy
Preceded byNeptun class
Succeeded byDraken class
Built1953–1960
In commission1957–1980
Planned6
Completed6
Active0
Retired6
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 720 tonnes (Surfaced)
  • 900 tonnes submerged
Length65.8 m (215 ft 11 in)
Beam5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Draught5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Pielstick Diesels 1,660 hp (1,240 kW)
  • 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed
  • 16 kn (30 km/h) surfaced
  • 20 kn (37 km/h) submerged
Complement44
Armament4 × 533 mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes)

The Hajen class, also known as the Hajen III class, was a series of submarines built by Kockums and operated by the Swedish Navy. The design was influenced by the German Type XXI submarine. A total of six submarines were built between 1954 and 1958 and were kept in service until 1980.[1][2]

The first Hajen-class submarine to be built was HSwMS Hajen in 1954, followed by HSwMS Sälen (1955), HSwMS Valen (1955), HSwMS Illern (1957), HSwMS Bävern (1958), and HSwMS Uttern (1958).

References

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  • Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
  1. ^ "Submarines, Svenska ubåtar (1883-1998), Jan-Erik Thoft". www.submarines.se. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
  2. ^ "Swedish Submarines".