The Hajen class (Shark class) was a submarine class built by Kockums and used by the Swedish Navy. The design was influenced by the German Type XXI submarine class. A total of 6 submarines were built in 1954-1958 and were kept in service until 1980.[1][2]
hajen, class, submarine, hajen, class, shark, class, submarine, class, built, kockums, used, swedish, navy, design, influenced, german, type, submarine, class, total, submarines, were, built, 1954, 1958, were, kept, service, until, 1980, hmsws, hajen, class, o. The Hajen class Shark class was a submarine class built by Kockums and used by the Swedish Navy The design was influenced by the German Type XXI submarine class A total of 6 submarines were built in 1954 1958 and were kept in service until 1980 1 2 HMSwS Hajen Class overviewBuildersKockumsOperators Swedish NavyPreceded byNeptun classSucceeded byDraken classBuilt1953 1960In commission1957 1980Planned6Completed6Active0Retired6General characteristicsTypeSubmarineDisplacement720 tonnes Surfaced 900 tonnes submergedLength65 8 m 215 ft 11 in Beam5 1 m 16 ft 9 in Draught5 0 m 16 ft 5 in Propulsion2 shaft diesel electric 2 Pielstick Diesels 1 660 hp 1 240 kW 2 ASEA electric motorsSpeed16 kn 30 km h surfaced 20 kn 37 km h submergedComplement44Armament4 533 mm Torpedo Tubes bow 8 torpedoes The first Hajen class submarine to be built was HSwMS Hajen in 1954 followed by HSwMS Salen 1955 HSwMS Valen 1955 HSwMS Illern 1957 HSwMS Bavern 1958 and HSwMS Uttern 1958 References EditConway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Submarines Svenska ubatar 1883 1998 Jan Erik Thoft www submarines se Archived from the original on 2011 10 07 Swedish Submarines This article about a specific military ship or boat of Sweden is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This submarine related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hajen III class submarine amp oldid 1115416521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
