Hajen-class submarine (1954)
![]() HSwMS Hajen.
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Kockums |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Neptun class |
Succeeded by | Draken class |
Built | 1953–1960 |
In commission | 1957–1980 |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 0 |
Retired | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 65.8 m (215 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Complement | 44 |
Armament | 4 × 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
[edit]- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- ^ "Submarines, Svenska ubåtar (1883-1998), Jan-Erik Thoft". www.submarines.se. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Swedish Submarines".