HSwMS Hajen (1954)

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Hajen.
HSwMS Hajen in 1975
History
Sweden
NameHajen
NamesakeHajen
BuilderSaab Kockums
Launched11 December 1954
Commissioned28 February 1957
Decommissioned1 July 1980
Identification
  • Hj
  • Haj
Motto
  • Primus inter pares
  • (The foremost among equals)
FateScrapped, 1983
General characteristics
Class and typeHajen-class submarine
Displacement
  • 720 t (709 long tons), surfaced
  • 900 t (886 long tons), submerged
Length65.8 m (216 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp
  • 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Complement44
Armament4 × 533mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes)

HSwMS Hajen (Hj), (Swedish for "The shark") was the lead boat of the Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]

  1. ^ Klintebo, Roderick (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 91-973075-3-X.