HSwMS Draken (1960)

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Draken.
HSwMS Draken in 1961
History
Sweden
NameDraken
NamesakeDraken
BuilderSaab Kockums
Launched1 April 1960
Commissioned4 April 1962
Decommissioned1982
Identification
  • Dk
  • Dra
FateScrapped, 1983
General characteristics
Class and typeDraken-class submarine
Displacement
  • 770 t (758 long tons), surfaced
  • 950 t (935 long tons), submerged
Length69.3 m (227 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp
  • 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 22 knots submerged
Complement36
Armament4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes)

HSwMS Draken (Dk), Sw. meaning The Dragon, was the lead boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]

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