Engineering:Draken II-class submarine
 HSwMS Draken in 1962.
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Kockums |
| Operators: |
 Swedish Navy |
| Preceded by: | Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. |
| Succeeded by: | Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. |
| Built: | 1957-1962 |
| In commission: | 1962-1988 |
| Planned: | 6 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Active: | 0 |
| Retired: | 6 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
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| Type: | Submarine |
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| Length: | 69.3 m (227 ft) |
| Beam: | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
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| Complement: | 36 |
| Armament: | 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes) |
The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish Navy from 1960 to 1962. A total of six submarines were delivered. Four of the boats were modernised in 1981–82. The design was a modified version of the Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. with only one shaft with a larger 5-bladed propeller for improved underwater performance and reduced noise. missing name, missing name, missing name and missing name were ordered from Kockums. missing name and missing name were from Karlskrona. These boats were decommissioned 1988-90 and were succeeded by the Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. and Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. submarines.
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
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